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Building Safety Regulator

Commons · Question 98385 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times his Department has given consent for a direction to be made under Section 13 (5) of the Building Safety Act 2022; and which local authorities are subject to such d

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Answered by Samantha Dixon, 17 Dec 2025

Under Section 13 of the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) may direct a relevant authority to do anything for the purpose of facilitating the exercise by the regulator of a relevant function, or enabling the relevant authority t...