Policy paper

Draft Building Safety Bill

The draft Building Safety Bill takes forward reforms to the building and fire safety system.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 20 July 2020
• Last updated: 4 August 2020 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

Draft Building Safety Bill (complete)

Ref: CP 264

PDF, 2.75 MB, 331 pages

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Correction slip

Ref: CP 264

PDF, 146 KB, 2 pages

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Draft Building Safety Bill (print version)

PDF, 734 KB, 145 pages

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Explanatory notes (print version)

PDF, 1.56 MB, 189 pages

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Impact assessment

PDF, 1.16 MB, 84 pages

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Impact assessment (print version)

PDF, 6.03 MB, 84 pages

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Delegated Powers Memorandum

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Delegated Powers Memorandum (print version)

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Summary of the draft Bill

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/explained-the-draft-building-safety-bill

Details

​The draft Building Safety Bill takes forward reforms of the building safety system in line with the proposals confirmed in the response to the Building a safer future consultation, published in April 2020.

The consultation detailed how the government intends to deliver the principles and recommendations for reform set out by Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety.

The documents include:

• draft Building Safety Bill
• explanatory notes
• impact assessment
• Delegated Powers Memorandum
• summary of the draft Bill

Published 20 July 2020
Last updated 4 August 2020 + show all updates

1. 4 August 2020

   Added correction slip.

2. 20 July 2020

   First published.