The legal responsibility sits with the Accountable Persons for the building, with the Principal Accountable Person having specific responsibilities for the safety case report and Building Assessment Certificate process.
Consultants and specialists can provide advice, assessments and safety case drafting support, but outsourcing the work does not outsource the legal responsibility.
This is one reason it is important that building owners and managers understand the risk arguments being made on their behalf.
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- Which buildings need a building safety case?
In England, safety case duties apply to occupied higher-risk buildings within the scope of the Building Safety Act 2022.
- What does "all reasonable steps" mean under the Building Safety Act?
Accountable Persons must take all reasonable steps to prevent a building safety risk materialising and to reduce the severity of an incident if one occurs.
- What is a building safety case report?
A building safety case report summarises the key information from the building safety case and explains how the Principal Accountable Person is managing building safety risks.
Building safety legislation, regulation and Building Safety Regulator guidance can change. This page is general information, not legal advice — always refer to current legislation and official guidance for your building.