These Regulations aim to improve the safety and standard of buildings by establishing a Responsible Actors Scheme (RAS) for developers and implementing prohibitions for non-compliance. The RAS requires developers to identify and remediate life-critical fire safety defects in residential buildings over 11m in height developed or refurbished in England between 1992 and 2022. The prohibitions restrict developers who are eligible for the RAS and choose not to join or comply with the scheme’s conditions from carrying out major development and receiving building control approvals.
Overall, the Regulations seek to address building safety issues, protect leaseholders, and hold developers accountable for remediating fire safety defects, as well as establish a framework for developers to fulfill their responsibilities and contribute to improving building safety standards.
