What information is needed for a Building Assessment Certificate application?

When directed by the Building Safety Regulator to apply for a Building Assessment Certificate, the Principal Accountable Person will need to provide information that enables the regulator to assess whether the relevant building safety duties are being met.

A key part of this is the safety case report, which explains the building safety risks associated with the building and how those risks are being managed.

The application process also considers other aspects of the building safety regime including a Safety Management System, Mandatory Occurrence Reporting arrangements and your Resident Engagement Strategy.

Preparing for a Building Assessment Certificate should therefore involve more than assembling documents immediately before the application.

The Principal Accountable Person should be able to demonstrate a coherent system of risk management in which information about the building, hazards, controls, evidence, deficiencies, actions and management arrangements supports the conclusions made in the safety case report.

Good preparation also means knowing where the supporting information comes from. If the regulator asks for further evidence or clarification, the organisation should be able to trace an important safety claim back to the assessments, records and other evidence that support it.