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Building Safety Bill – Review of Consideration of Commons and Lords Amendments

Over the past two weeks the Building Safety Bill has been making its way back and forth between the House of Commons and the House of Lords as amendments considered during the report stage of the Bill are debated, finalised or removed from the final wording of the text.  

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David Parry

Public Affairs Officer

Last updated: 28th April 2022

Over the past two weeks the Building Safety Bill has been making its way back and forth between the House of Commons and the House of Lords as amendments considered during the report stage of the Bill are debated, finalised or removed from the final wording of the text.

Before we get into the changes that have been made in recent weeks it is worth recapping some of the work that CIOB has done on the progress of the Bill to date. If this is the first time you are reading our publications around the Building Safety Bill, it would be worth recapping on what has changed and evolved about the Bill since it was first introduced to Parliament in July 2021.  

Now that you are up to speed, we will begin by running you through what happened during the House of Commons Considerations of Lords Amendments that took place on Wednesday 20 April 2022.  

Consideration of Amendments

It is worth noting that no further amendments were introduced by Peers during this session, therefore the Bill will not be sent back to the House of Commons. Therefore, we now await an estimated date for Royal Assent of the Bill as well as a concrete timeline of the secondary legislation that will underpin many crucial aspects of its operation.  

The team will continue to provide updates on the progress of the Bill through our Building Safety Newsletter which you can sign up to here