BAC refusals: what is going wrong?

We are seeing a striking number of Building Assessment Certificate (BAC) refusals coming out of the Building Safety Regulator, prompting understandable concern across the sector.

 

Is this evidence of regulatory overreach and bottlenecks, or does it point to something deeper in how safety cases are being prepared and embedded?

 

In our latest article, we explore what the refusal rates really tell us and whether the issue lies with the regulator, or with how organisations are approaching their duties under the Building Safety Act.