Golden thread of information meaning

This Checklist This Checklist outlines the standards that must be satisfied for the documents accompanying applications for building control approval and for applications for completion certificates submitted to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). These applications relate to the construction of a new higher-risk building (HRB), or to works affecting an existing HRB. For guidance on determining whether a building qualifies as an HRB, see Practice Note: Building Safety Act 2022—what is a higher-risk building?). Where works concern an HRB, it also ensures compliance with the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 (HRB Procedures Regulations), SI 2023/909, reg 31(1). This Checklist focuses on the expected form and substance of the documents cited within the application, rather than itemising which documents must be submitted with the application itself or retained and updated as part of the ‘golden thread information’. For broader information on construction and occupation duties for HRBs, see Practice Notes: Building Safety Act 2022—design and construction requirements of the higher-risk building regime and Building Safety Act 2022—higher-risk buildings...

This Checklist This Checklist outlines the conditions to be satisfied when establishing the designated repository for the golden thread information, and identifies the required suite of documents to be properly held in the digital facility containing and organising that golden thread information, which is to be created and maintained throughout the build programme of a ‘higher-risk’ building and thereafter ultimately transferred in full to the individual acting as the ‘principal accountable person’ (PAP) for the period of occupation of that building. It applies to works comprising the erection of a new higher-risk building (HRB) or works to an existing HRB (for details of the test for determining whether a building is an HRB, see Practice Note: Building Safety Act 2022—what is a higher-risk building?) and, where the works concern an HRB, to ensure full compliance with the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 (HRB Procedures Regulations), SI 2023/909, reg 31(1). ...

In this issue: Building Safety Adjudication Litigation Environmental issues Payment Construction sector news Daily and weekly news bulletins New and revised content Construction trackers Building Safety Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No.6) Regulations 2024 Under the Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No.6) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/40, additional provisions in Part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022 took effect on 16 January 2024. Part 4 of the BSA 2022 addresses the management of risks and other matters for occupied HRBs in England, including the occupation‑phase requirements of the HRB regime. The provisions commenced cover ss 79–81, which impose the principal accountable person (PAP)’s duty to apply for building assessment certificates; ss 83–84, which define the PAP’s obligations for managing building safety risks; and further requirements regarding information the PAP must supply to the Building Safety Regulator. See: LNB News 17/01/2024 Higher-Risk Buildings (Keeping and Provision of Information etc) (England) Regulations 2024 The...

Background In the wake of the 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy, Dame Judith Hackitt’s ‘Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’ (the Hackitt Report), commissioned by the government in response to this event, highlighted major shortcomings in fire safety arrangements for high-rise dwellings and in the construction materials employed. The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) was subsequently enacted. Numerous elements of BSA 2022 apply in Wales (although in some instances on a different timetable with separate regulations). That said, BSA 2022, Pt 4 (Occupation and Management – Higher-Risk Buildings) does not apply, and the Welsh Government are pursuing a distinct, devolved framework for the regulation of multi-occupied residential buildings, informed by the Hackitt Report and the recommendations of the Welsh Government’s Building Safety Expert Group. This framework is now articulated in the Building Safety (Wales) Bill (the Bill), which develops the existing UK-wide regime. For fire safety, the provisions within the Bill in effect replace the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, SI 2005/1541, (the Fire Safety Order)...

This Practice Note outlines the principal considerations when preparing contracts for schemes falling within the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022), and in particular the regime for ‘higher-risk’ buildings. It addresses a range of matters including the lengthened time limits for pursuing claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972 (DPA 1972), the extra regulatory oversight introduced for the pre-construction and construction phases and at completion, and the obligations imposed on ‘dutyholders’ under both BSA 2022 and related secondary legislation, as well as more generally under the Building Regulations 2010, as amended. Drafting points to consider where the employer is a member of the Responsible Actors Scheme are also covered. For a fuller summary of BSA 2022, see Practice Note: Building Safety Act 2022—key provisions and issues, and for guidance on which categories of buildings fall within the ‘Higher-Risk building’ regime, see Practice Note: Building Safety Act 2022—what is a higher-risk building? Limitation Periods BSA 2022 lengthened the window for commencing claims under DPA 1972, s 1(1), and under...

BSA 2022, Pt 4 The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) delivered far-reaching reforms to the legal framework and regulation of building safety, intended to ‘secure the safety of people in or about buildings and improve the standard of buildings’. Parts 3 and 4 of BSA 2022 establish the architecture for a new regulatory system governing ‘higher-risk buildings’ (HRBs). Under Pt 3, a strict building control regime was introduced for the design and construction stages of HRBs. Pt 4 imposes duties on those responsible for occupied HRBs, covering risk management and reporting. Collectively, these requirements are known as the ‘HRB regime’. This Practice Note examines BSA 2022, Pt 4, which sets out the arrangements for managing building safety risks in occupied HRBs in England. BSA 2022, Pt 4 does not extend to HRBs in Wales. For analysis of the Welsh position on HRBs, see Practice Note: Building and Fire Safety—the position in England, Scotland and Wales...

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z GC Works A suite of construction contracts produced by the government (by what was then the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions) for building and engineering projects in the public sector. They are no longer updated. General requirements An alternative name for project overhead costs, ie essential expenses incurred during the project that are not directly connected to construction activity (for example, the hire and rental of contractor's premises and general support and supervisory staff costs)...

The Contract comprises the completed Standard Building Contract With Approximate Quantities 2016 published by the JCT subject to the following amendments: This Contract adopts JCT SBC/AQ 2016 with extensive modifications to reflect design responsibility, building safety and commercial controls. Recitals: Contractor to provide a master programme and Schedule of Information Requirements; confirms site due diligence and accepts full CDP design liability. Articles: Dutyholder Regulations added; Tender Price covers Principal Contractor duties; arbitration removed; Schedule of Amendments prevails; strict protection of Third Party Agreements. Definitions/governance: new and revised terms (Building Safety Regulator, HRB, Practical Completion, Copyright Material, Design Sub‑contractors, Dutyholder Regulations); several deletions; English court jurisdiction. Design/materials/information: skill‑and‑care design and coordination; only new, compliant, non‑deleterious materials; golden thread storage; monthly programme reporting; site risks at Contractor’s risk. Procedures/controls: tighter instruction, testing, defects and as‑built duties; enhanced confidentiality and IP licences; HRB assistance; CDM/Dutyholder competency confirmations. Sub‑contracting/rights: prescribed sub‑contracts, insurances and delivery of collateral warranties/third‑party rights; limits on assignment. Payment/commercial: 28‑day final...

RECITALS Fifth Recital replaced: the Contractor has issued a master programme and a Schedule of Information Requirements. Twelfth Recital replaced: the Contractor has examined the Site and, where a Contractor’s Design Portion applies, accepts full responsibility for the design satisfying the Employer’s Requirements. ARTICLES Article 9 (Arbitration) deleted. New Article 11 incorporates the initialled Schedule of Amendments; Article 12 obliges compliance with Third Party Agreements and acknowledges resulting liabilities. CONTRACT PARTICULARS Procurement references updated to the Procurement Act 2023; default Rectification Period set to 12 months; various arbitration, fluctuations and CDP PI expiry entries removed. CONDITIONS Key definitions revised or added, including Building Safety Regulator, Practical Completion, Copyright Material, Design Sub‑contractors, Third Party Agreements and HRB terms. Exclusive court jurisdiction stated; third party rights restriction; arbitration references removed. Strengthened CDP obligations, materials standards, programme/reporting, golden thread information storage, higher‑risk building procedures, confidentiality and IP licensing;...

RECITALS Fifth Recital replaced: the Contractor has issued a master programme and a Schedule of Information Requirements Twelfth Recital replaced: the Contractor has inspected the Site, confirmed suitability, verified Employer’s Requirements where there is a CDP, and accepts full design responsibility ARTICLES Articles 5 and 6 extended to include the Dutyholder Regulations; Contract Sum covers Principal Contractor duties Arbitration deleted; new Article 10 gives precedence to the Schedule of Amendments; new Article 11 imposes compliance with Third Party Agreements and related liabilities CONTRACT PARTICULARS Arbitration entry removed; Rectification Period set to 12 months; fluctuations omitted; various entries on CDP insurance, bonds, and third party rights adjusted CONDITIONS Updated definitions (including Building Safety Regulator, HRB, Dutyholder Regulations, Practical Completion); arbitration references deleted Approvals do not dilute Contractor obligations; stricter CDP, materials and golden thread duties; enhanced programme, reporting and HRB assistance Strengthened IP, confidentiality, insurance, sub-contracting,...