#2026/509Building Safety Responsible Actors Scheme Amendment Regulations 2026
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This law fixes technical errors in the 2023 rules for England’s Building Safety Responsible Actors Scheme. The scheme applies to certain residential property developers and can restrict developers that do not meet remediation commitments from carrying out development or using building control approvals. The changes correct wording about who can be invited or apply to join the scheme, remove a notice provision, and update references to building control applications and notices under the Building Regulations 2010. For affected developers and building control bodies, the main impact is clearer administration of existing scheme restrictions rather than a new compliance regime.
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Key Changes
- Corrects eligibility wording for invitations and applications to join the Responsible Actors Scheme
- Removes the separate notice of prohibition provision from the 2023 regulations
- Updates building control prohibition references to align with current Building Regulations 2010 procedures
Obligations
What this law requires
From 1 June 2026, a person seeking an invitation or applying as a volunteer to join the Responsible Actors Scheme must fall within the categories of person described in the scheme eligibility provisions, rather than outside them.
Developers subject to Responsible Actors Scheme building control prohibitions must not rely on an application for building control approval with full plans made under regulation 14 of the Building Regulations 2010 where the prohibition applies.
Developers subject to Responsible Actors Scheme building control prohibitions must not rely on notices under regulation 16(4) or 16(5) of the Building Regulations 2010 in relation to building work where the prohibition applies.