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What changed in the legal, funding and residents' rights statements on this site, with the source each change was checked against and the date.

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18 changes between 9 October 2026 and 26 October 2026, newest last.

Changes to statements

  1. Who is responsible for work a building needs, and who the cladding protection is for

    Was
    If work is needed, funding routes may apply, and many qualifying leaseholders are protected from the cost of cladding remediation.
    Now
    If work is needed, the owner of the building is responsible for it, and government funding routes may apply. Many qualifying leaseholders are protected from the cost of cladding remediation (Building Safety Act 2022 s.122 and Schedule 8 para 8).
    Pages
    /faqs

  2. Whether the Cladding Safety Scheme funds buildings over 18 metres in London

    Was
    It does not fund private buildings over 18 metres in London.
    Now
    Since 1 September 2025 it is the one route for new applications to fund unsafe cladding on residential buildings over 11 metres in England, London included: Homes England takes every new application for government remediation funding in England.

  3. Whether the Remediation Bill has been introduced

    Was
    The Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill was shown as not yet introduced.
    Now
    GOV.UK published a guide to the Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill on 14 October 2026. The funding page now says the duty is not yet law and links to that guide. The Building Safety Levy card was removed.

  4. Who the Building Safety Regulator is

    Was
    It introduces a new regulatory framework for higher-risk buildings, creates the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) as part of the Health and Safety Executive, and establishes new roles and responsibilities for those involved in the design, construction, and management of buildings.
    Now
    The regulator named in Part 2 of the Act. Since 27 January 2026 the Act names it as "the Building Safety Regulator" (s.2(1), as substituted by SI 2026/20).

  5. Who enforces the Fire Safety Order

    Was
    The fire and rescue authority enforces the RRO in most premises; the BSR enforces it in higher-risk buildings.
    Now
    It is enforced by your fire and rescue authority (art. 25). Article 25 does not name the Building Safety Regulator. The penalty is stated once, on the guide's Penalties section.

  6. What the EWS1 ratings mean, and how long a form lasts

    Was
    A2: Combustible materials present but in limited quantity. A3: Combustible materials present. Remediation or mitigation works are required to meet fire safety standards. The assessment results in a completed EWS1 form which is valid for 5 years from the date of assessment.
    Now
    Option A (A1, A2, A3) where the wall materials are unlikely to support combustion, and option B (B1, B2) where they may; B2 means remedial works are needed. RICS says the form is "NOT a life safety certificate". The five-year statement is removed.

  7. Which edition of PAS 9980 applies to a fire risk appraisal of the external walls

    Was
    PAS 9980:2022 and the FRAEW. PAS 9980:2022 is the publicly available specification published by BSI that sets out a methodology for the Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW) of existing multi-storey residential buildings.
    Now
    External wall appraisals (FRAEW). PAS 9980:2026 is the current edition, published by BSI in September 2026. It replaced PAS 9980:2022, which was superseded on 11 September 2026. Appraisals competently produced under the 2022 edition remain valid. The guide moved from /legislation/pas-9980 to /legislation/external-wall-appraisals, and other pages now say fire risk appraisal of the external walls (FRAEW).

  8. Building assessment certificates

    Was
    Buildings cannot be legally occupied without this certificate (with transitional provisions for existing buildings).
    Now
    It is an offence to occupy a higher-risk building that is not registered (section 77). The principal accountable person must apply for a building assessment certificate within 28 days of a direction from the Building Safety Regulator (section 79). There is no offence of occupying a registered building that has not yet been certified.
    Source
    Building Safety Act 2022, sections 77 and 79 (read on 14 October 2026)

  9. Key dates for registering higher-risk buildings

    Was
    1 October 2023: Registration of existing higher-risk buildings opens. 1 April 2024: Duty to apply for Building Assessment Certificates begins.
    Now
    April 2023: registration of existing higher-risk buildings opens (the Building Safety Regulator's guidance was published on 12 April 2023). 1 October 2023: it becomes an offence to occupy an unregistered higher-risk building (section 77, brought into force by SI 2023/993). 16 January 2024: section 79 in force; the regulator can direct the principal accountable person to apply for a building assessment certificate within 28 days.

  10. Which Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 duties apply at which height

    Was
    Buildings over 11 metres must provide external wall information, floor plans, wayfinding signage and lift information; buildings at or above 18 metres must have evacuation plans, PEEPs, fire door checks and monthly lift checks.
    Now
    External wall design and materials (regulation 5), floor plans (regulation 6), lifts and firefighting equipment checks (regulation 7), wayfinding signage (regulation 8) and the secure information box (regulation 4) apply to high-rise residential buildings: at least 18 metres or seven storeys with two or more sets of domestic premises (regulation 3). Fire door checks (regulation 10) apply above 11 metres. Fire safety instructions and fire door information (regulations 9 and 10) apply to every building with two or more sets of domestic premises. Evacuation plans come from the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025, in force 6 April 2026, not from the 2022 Regulations.

  11. What applies to a residential building over 11 metres

    Was
    Buildings over 11 metres require external wall assessments under the Fire Safety Regulations 2022.
    Now
    A residential building at least 11 metres high (or with at least five storeys) and two or more homes is a relevant building under Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (section 117), which brings in the leaseholder cost protections (Schedule 8, through section 122) and remediation orders (section 123). Above 11 metres the responsible person must check its fire doors under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. The external wall record under regulation 5 applies at 18 metres or seven storeys.

  12. Where our building heights come from

    Was
    MatchKey's building height analysis uses LiDAR data to measure building heights.
    Now
    MatchKey's building height analysis uses Ordnance Survey building height data, read to the top storey as the law measures it. Owners can confirm or correct the height in the questionnaire.

  13. Source links that had moved or been removed

    Was
    Ten source links pointed at pages that now return 404 or redirect elsewhere: the EWS1 page on rics.org, the Responsible Actors Scheme guidance, the Social Sector ACM fund guidance, the Building Remediation Hub guidance (also cited as the Responsible Entity source), the National Remediation Service, the golden thread guidance, the BSI PAS 9980 and PAS 79-2 pages, and the high-rise register guidance.
    Now
    Each link points at the current primary page: the developer remediation contract publication, the Social Sector ACM fund application guidance (closed to new applications on 1 September 2025), the Cladding Safety Scheme application guidance for the Hub, the Remediation Acceleration Plan update (which names the National Remediation System, since renamed the National Remediation Database), the Building Safety Regulator's golden thread guidance, BSI Knowledge for both PAS documents, the RICS external wall system FAQ, and GOV.UK's register or manage a high-rise residential building page.

  14. Developer remediation contract guidance updated on GOV.UK

    Was
    Checked against GOV.UK on 8 October 2026.
    Now
    GOV.UK added "Developer remediation contract: guidance for local regulators" on 12 October 2026. The page was re-read on 14 October 2026; the facts on this site did not change.

  15. How often the sources are checked

    Was
    Pages are reviewed at least every six months.
    Now
    Every source is fetched automatically each week. A source that changes, moves or disappears freezes the checked-on date shown on the site until a person has re-read it, and the change is listed here. At the time the page also said that nobody signs the facts off; since 21 October 2026 a person re-reads any source that changes. Owners can give evidence where their data differs. Fire safety law is enforced by the fire and rescue authority (Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, article 25), and the Building Safety Regulator enforces the Building Safety Act 2022 duties for higher-risk buildings.
    Source
    Golden Ledger's weekly source check (read on 14 October 2026)

  16. Which funding routes are open

    Was
    Six government remediation schemes; five open; most owners qualify for one. The Medium-Rise Scheme and the Waking Watch Replacement Fund listed as open.
    Now
    Since 1 September 2025 the Cladding Safety Scheme is the one open route for cladding funding on buildings over 11 metres; the Interim Measures Alarm Fund pays for interim alarms. The Building Safety Fund and the ACM funds closed to new applications on 1 September 2025; the Waking Watch Replacement Fund closed on 31 March 2026. The Medium-Rise Scheme was the Cladding Safety Scheme pilot, not a separate scheme.

  17. The name of the 11 to 18 metre band

    Was
    Buildings between 11m and 18m are classified as "High Risk".
    Now
    "High Risk" is not a term the law uses. A residential building at least 11 metres high (or with at least five storeys) and two or more homes is a relevant building under Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (section 117), and above 11 metres its fire doors must be checked under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022; a building of 18 metres or seven storeys is a higher-risk building under section 65.
    Source
    Building Safety Act 2022, sections 65 and 117 (read on 8 October 2026)
    Pages
    /faqs

  18. The instrument behind Key Building Information

    Was
    The Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2024.
    Now
    The Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/396). The old /legislation/kbi-regs-2024 address redirects.
    Source
    SI 2023/396 (read on 9 October 2026)

Automated source checks

Once a week we fetch every law, regulation, standard, scheme and register page we cite and compare it with what we read last time. A person re-reads any source that changes. Until then it keeps the date a person last read it, and the change is then listed above.

Latest weekly check, 22 October 2026: 23 sources checked, 16 unchanged and 7 waiting for a person to re-read them. Each guide shows the date a person last read its sources, so that date is the one to rely on.

Last run . 23 sources checked.

Result of the latest automated check of each cited source
SourceResultSource updatedNote
Building Safety Act 2022Changed since our reviewnot stated
The Golden ThreadUnchanged18 September 2024Mention of safety case guidance removed and users pointed to 'Preparing a safety case report' guidance instead.
Principal Accountable Person (PAP)Changed since our reviewnot stated
Responsible EntityChanged since our review21 October 2026
EWS1: External Wall Fire ReviewUnchangednot stated
External wall appraisals (FRAEW)First check, no baseline yetnot stated
Fire Safety Act 2021 & Regulations 2022Unchangednot stated
Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023Unchangednot stated
The Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023Unchangednot stated
PAS 79-2:2020, Fire Risk Assessment for housingUnchangednot stated
Building Remediation HubChanged since our review21 October 2026
Companies HouseUnchanged14 October 2026
BSR Register of Higher-Risk BuildingsUnchanged4 April 2024First published.
National Remediation Service (NRS)Unchanged11 June 2026
Regulator of Social HousingUnchanged4 June 2026
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005Changed since our reviewnot stated
Building Safety Fund (legacy)Unchanged1 September 2025Updated to reflect the closure of the Building Safety Fund to new applications.
Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS)Changed since our review21 October 2026
Interim Measures Alarm FundUnchanged11 September 2026The 'Eligibility' section has been updated to include the number of dwellings a building must have to make it eligible for funding.
Medium-Rise SchemeUnchanged30 November 2022First published.
Developer Remediation Contract & Responsible Actors SchemeUnchanged12 October 2026Added Developer remediation contract: guidance for local regulators.
Social Sector ACM Cladding Remediation FundUnchanged1 September 2025Updated to reflect the closure of the Social Sector ACM Cladding Remediation Fund to new applications.
Waking Watch Replacement Fund 2023Unchanged11 April 2025Updated to reflect details of the Waking Watch Replacement Fund extension announced in the Remediation Acceleration Plan
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