Part 4

Higher-risk buildings

Engagement with residents etc

Residents’ engagement strategy
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1
The principal accountable person for an occupied higher-risk building must—
a
as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant time prepare a strategy (a “residents’ engagement strategy”) for promoting the participation of relevant persons in the making of building safety decisions;
b
review the strategy at prescribed times, and revise it if they consider it necessary or appropriate to do so;
c
in prescribed circumstances, consult relevant persons and prescribed persons on the strategy and take any representations made on the consultation into account when next reviewing the strategy;
d
act in accordance with the strategy.
2
“Building safety decision” means a decision by an accountable person for the building that—
a
is about the management of the building, and
b
is made in connection with the performance of a duty of the accountable person under, or under regulations made under, this Part.
3
The strategy must include information about—
a
the information that will be provided to relevant persons about decisions relating to the management of the building,
b
the aspects of those decisions that relevant persons will be consulted about,
c
the arrangements for obtaining and taking account of the views of relevant persons, and
d
how the appropriateness of methods for promoting participation will be measured and kept under review.
4
As soon as reasonably practicable after the strategy is prepared or revised, each accountable person for the building must give a copy of the strategy to—
a
each resident of the building who—
i
is aged 16 or over, and
ii
resides in a residential unit in the part of the building for which the accountable person is responsible;
b
each owner of a residential unit in that part of the building;
c
any prescribed person.
5
The duty under subsection (4)(a) does not apply in relation to a resident if the accountable person—
a
is not aware of the resident, and
b
has taken all reasonable steps to make themselves aware of persons who reside in residential units in the part of the building for which the accountable person is responsible.
6
The Secretary of State may by regulations—
a
make further provision about the content of a residents’ engagement strategy;
b
make provision about the preparation, review or revision of a residents’ engagement strategy, in cases where there is more than one accountable person for the building;
c
make provision about the way in which a copy of the strategy is to be given;
d
make provision about consultations under this section.
7
In this section—
- “relevant persons” are—
  1. residents of the higher-risk building who are aged 16 or over, and
  2. owners of residential units in the building;
- “the relevant time” has the meaning given by section 85.