We still await the issue of more information from the government on the dutyholders in relation to Building Regulations as set out in the Building Safety Act. The draft Dutyholder Regulations were withdrawn in July 2022 and it is assumed that revised regulations will be published at some point soon.

It is not thought that the proposed dutyholder titles relating to the Building Regulations will change. It is anticipated that they will still be same as those under the CDM Regulations 2015, namely the Client, Principal Designer (PD), Principal Contractor, Designers and Contractors.

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