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A new package of measures to speed up safety works on taller, higher-risk buildings (HRBs) across England has been issued by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Key measures in the BSR’s ‘comprehensive’ external remediation improvement plan to reduce delays to HRB safety works include:
- More flexible approvals, so that ‘where appropriate’ projects can start safely while work continues to resolve any distinct technical issues
- The establishment of a new external remediation multidisciplinary team (MDT), like the BSR’s existing Innovation Unit that deals with new-build projects
- A recruitment drive to increase regulatory lead capacity and reduce individual caseloads from an average of 25 to a ‘more manageable level’ of around 10.
The MDT will be supported by external remediation account managers, who will be building control professionals.
Account managers will handle communications with applicants and address portfolio concerns, allowing regulatory leads to focus on work that can only legally be carried out by them as direct employees of BSR.
