The Building Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions, etc) Regulations 2026, laid before Parliament on 11 November, will come into force on 27 January 2026. This marks the formal transition of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) from within the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to a standalone arm’s-length public body legally constituted as a body corporate sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

In a written statement delivered to the House of Commons, Samantha Dixon (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy) observed: “In June, my department announced changes to the Building Safety Regulator. Today, I’m laying before the House draft regulations which will move the functions of the Building Safety Regulator out of the Health and Safety Executive to an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.”

The Labour MP for Chester North and Neston continued: “This change will position the Building Safety Regulator for the coming years. It will strengthen lines of accountability and give a dedicated focus to the Building Safety Regulator’s operations. This is an important first step towards establishing a single construction regulator, which was the lead recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report.”

Dixon concluded: “I’m grateful to the Health and Safety Executive for the leadership and experience it has brought to the establishment and early operations of the Building Safety Regulator, and for its ongoing support as this change is made.”

Over the past three years, the HSE has overseen and developed the BSR following its initial inception. Under the new arrangements, the Regulator will have the ability to levy charges for advice, research and associated services, supporting its operational independence and reinforcing its central role within the new building safety framework.

In line with statutory requirements, the Building Safety Regulator must prepare and publish an Annual Report as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year. This report will outline how the Regulator has exercised its functions during that period. The first financial year will run from 27 January 2026 to 31 March 2026.

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