Last December HSE held the inaugural meeting of the Building Advisory Committee (BAC) established under the Building Safety Act, to advise and inform the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) chaired by the HSE’s Chief Inspector of Buildings, Peter Baker.
The BAC along with the Residents’ Panel and the Industry Competence Committee, which are now being established, will constitute the new forums created as part of the building safety reforms
- The members of BAC are: Richard Blyth, Hywel Davies, Andrew Lawrence, Simon Lay, Nick Mellor, Paul Mooney, Andy Mullins, Paul Nash, Suzannah Nichol, Benjamin Ralph, Niall Rowan, Aman Sharma, and Martin Taylor.
- Members have been appointed on an independent basis on their ability to represent stakeholders across their respective areas of the built environment. They are not representing the company or organisation that they work for.
- Members of the BAC will serve for a period of three years and are drawn from diverse industry backgrounds. Their collective experience and knowledge will ensure that BAC provides insightful advice and information to the BSR to deliver sustainable, positive, and practical improvements across the built environment.
- The work of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) – established to advise the Secretary of State for Local Government, Housing and Communities on matters relating to building regulations will continue until the committee has been consulted on the necessary secondary legislation. BAC will start to provide technical advice to BSR from this point onwards.