Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026

32 Further provision about fire risk assessments

(1) The principal accountable person for a regulated building must ensure that—

(a) the findings of every fire risk assessment and review relating to the building are recorded in writing, and

(b) a copy of each assessment is given to—

(i) every other accountable person for the building (where there is more than one accountable person), and

(ii) any other person who is treated as an accountable person by virtue of section 36.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations—

(a) make provision about the calculation of the periods for making and reviewing fire risk assessments where there is a gap in the occupation of a regulated building;

(b) specify matters that must be considered as part of an assessment or review;

(c) make provision about the methodology that must be used in making or reviewing an assessment;

(d) specify information that must be included in the written record of an assessment or review.

(3) Before making regulations under subsection (2), the Welsh Ministers must consult—

(a) each‍ county council and county borough council in Wales,

(b) each fire safety authority, and

(c) such other persons as they consider appropriate.‍