The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/1017
• Sections: 11

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 7th October 2025.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in England only.

(4) In these Regulations—

“ the 2010 Regulations ” means the Building Regulations 2010 ;

“ the RBCA Regulations ” means the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 .

Section 2 Amendment of the RBCA Regulations

The RBCA Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 7.

Section 3 Amendment to regulation 18

In regulation 18 (compliance declarations) at the end of paragraph 18(e) substitute the full stop for a comma and insert—

and if for any reason the client is unable to include a statement under this paragraph for a person mentioned in this paragraph, the client must include a statement giving the reasons why that person’s statement has not been included.

Section 4 Insertion of regulation 22A

After regulation 22 (local authority powers in relation to partially completed works) insert—

Completion notices

(22A)

(1) A person carrying out building work in circumstances where regulation 22(1) applies must, not more than 5 days after that work has been completed, give the relevant authority a notice which complies with paragraph (2).

(2) The notice under paragraph (1) must include—

(a) the name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address of the client;

(b) the name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address of the principal contractor (or sole contractor) and principal designer (or sole or lead designer);

(c) a statement that the building work is complete;

(d) a statement, signed by the client, confirming that to the best of the client’s knowledge the work complies with all applicable requirements of the building regulations;

(e) subject to paragraph (3), a statement, given by each principal contractor (or sole contractor) for the work and each principal designer (or sole designer) for the work, signed by the person to which the declaration relates which includes—

(i) the name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address of that person;

(ii) the dates of their appointment, and

(iii) confirmation—

(aa) in the case of a principal contractor (or sole contractor), that they fulfilled their duties as principal contractor under Part 2A (dutyholders and competence) of these Regulations;

(bb) in the case of a principal designer (or sole designer), that they fulfilled their duties as principal designer under Part 2A (dutyholders and competence) of these Regulations.

(3) If for any reason the person carrying out building work is unable to include statement for a person mentioned under paragraph (2)(e), the person carrying out the building work must include a statement giving the reasons why that person’s statement has not been included.

Section 5 Amendment to regulation 32

In regulation 32 (notices to local authorities on disciplinary matters in relation to approvers), after paragraph (3) insert—

(4) For the purposes of section 58Z5(7) of the 1984 Act, the following cases are prescribed—

(a) any serious contravention notice given to a registered building control approver;

(b) where such a notice is revoked.

Section 6 Amendment to schedule 1

(1) In Schedule 1 (forms), Form 10 is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 4 insert—

5. [ (4) confirms it has received notice in accordance with regulation 21 of the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 and the contravention has not been remedied within the time period. The contravention is] (6)

(3) In the section headed “NOTES” after paragraph (5) insert—

(6) Delete this statement if it does not apply. If it applies, specify the provision(s) of the building regulations (including the specific requirement) which is contravened.

Section 7 Amendment to Schedule 2

In Schedule 2 (grounds for rejecting an initial notice, an amendment notice or plans certificate combined with an initial notice)—

(a) at the beginning of paragraph 13(2)(a) insert “subject to sub-paragraph 3” ;

(b) after paragraph 13(2) insert—

(3) sub-paragraph (2)(a) does not apply if—

(a) the earlier notice has been cancelled by the client or the approver;

(b) the client has received a notice of contravention in accordance with regulation 21(1); and

(c) the client has failed to remedy the contravention in the time specified in regulation 21(3).

Section 8 Amendment of the 2010 Regulations

The 2010 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 9 to 10.

Section 9 Amendment to regulation 16

In regulation 16 (notices in relation to building work)—

(a) at the beginning of paragraph (4A)(e) insert “subject to paragraph (4B),” ;

(b) after paragraph (4A) insert—

(4B) If for any reason a person carrying out building work is unable to include a statement for a person mentioned under paragraph (4A)(e), the person carrying out the building work must include a statement giving the reasons why that person’s statement has not been included.

(c) at the beginning of paragraph (5A)(e) insert “subject to sub-paragraph (f),” ;

(d) at the end of paragraph (5A) for the full stop substitute a semi-colon and insert—

(f) if a person carrying out building work is unable to include a statement for a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (e), the person carrying out the building work must include a statement giving reasons why that person’s statement has not been included.

Section 10 Other amendments to the 2010 Regulations

(1) In regulation 17(2) (completion certificates) after “16(4)” insert “of these Regulations or 22A(1) of the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024” .

(2) In regulation 18A(1)(a) (appeal against refusal to grant certain certificates) after “16(4)” insert “of these Regulations or 22A(1) of the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024” .

(3) In regulation 18C(1)(a) (appeal to the First-tier Tribunal in relation to certain decisions) after “16(4)” insert “of these Regulations or 22A(1) of the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024” .

(4) In regulation 41(3)(b)(ii) (sound insulation testing) after “16(4)” insert “of these Regulations or 22A(1) of the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024” .

(5) In regulation 44ZA(3)(b)(i) (commissioning in respect of a system for on-site electricity generation) after “16(4)” insert “of these Regulations or 22A(1) of the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024” .

Section 11 Transitional provisions

(1) The amendments made by regulation 3 do not apply to any case where the notice required by regulation 18 of the RBCA Regulations has been given before the day on which these Regulations into force.

(2) The amendments made by regulations 4, 6, and 7 do not apply in any case where the initial notice has been cancelled before the day on which these Regulations come into force.

(3) The amendments made by regulation 9 do not apply to any case where the notice required by regulation 16(4) or 16(5) of the 2010 Regulation has been given to the relevant authority before the day these Regulations come into force.

(4) In this regulation, “initial notice” and “relevant authority” have the meanings given in regulation 2(1) of the 2010 Regulations.