England Building Safety Regulator: operations
Local authorities in multi-disciplinary teams for the Building Safety Regulator (England)
Library captured 10 September 2026 · Source updated 3 December 2025
Local authorities in multi-disciplinary teams for the Building Safety Regulator
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Local authorities work with BSR in multi-disciplinary teams to fulfil their legal duties in assisting the regulation of higher-risk buildings and higher-risk building work.
This guidance tells local authorities what they must do under the provisions of section 13 of the Building Safety Act 2022. This includes:
• how they can work with BSR
• what BSR can request
• what experience and level of competence they should provide, and when
Secretary of State consent has been obtained under Section 16(5) of the Building Safety Act 2022.