The Building Safety Act (the Act) started to come into force on 28 April 2022.

This Act is the result of the Government’s new safety regime and the new legislation affects all aspects of building safety from planning and construction through to dispute resolution.

This Act applies to you if your building:

• is at least 18 meters in height [from ground level], and
• is at least 7 storeys high, and
• contains at least 2 residential units, or
• is at least 7 stories high and contains a student accommodation, a care home or hospital facilities

The vast majority of provisions will not come into force for the next 12-18 months as the legislation is developed. The implementation of the Act can be broken down into phases:

• Phase 1 (in effect from 28 June 2022)
• Phase 2 (planned to take effect October 2022-April 2023)
• Phase 3 (planned to take effect April 2023 – October 2023).

Read more on the building safety transition plan on GOV.UK