Management needs to 鈥榩romptly鈥� resolve issues, says Infrastructure and Projects Authority

The government鈥檚 major projects body has warned of unspecified 鈥渟ignificant issues鈥� with the fledgeling 黑洞社区 Safety Regulator.

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority in its annual report has awarded the BSR 鈥� which has been set up in the Health and Safety Executive 鈥� a rating of amber.

An amber rating means 鈥渟uccessful delivery appears feasible but significant issues already exist, requiring management attention.

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The regulator post was set up in the wake of the Grenfell tower fire

鈥淭hese appear resolvable at this stage and, if addressed promptly, should not present a cost/schedule overrun.鈥�

The IPA report does not detail the specific reasons for the authority鈥檚 concern. Around three-quarters of the 244 projects assessed by the IPA are rated 鈥榓mber鈥�, which is the second lowest of five ratings.

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Since 6 April, building owners have been able to register details of their high-rises with the BSR and they have until 1 October to register an estimated 12,500 high-rise buildings.

The BSR is taking on more functions over the next few months, including regulating the building control profession from October and issuing building assessment certificates from next April.

However, parliament passed a government-tabled amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill last month giving it the power to replace the HSE as the regulator.

In April, Peter Baker by standing down as head of the regulator just weeks after the registration process for high-rise buildings opened.