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Building Regulations Principal Designer

Cooperating, sharing Information and communicating effectively. The Principal Designer (Building Regulations) has specific responsibilities under the Building Safety Act 2022,

The Principal Designer cooperates with other duty holders, ensuring effective communication and the sharing of relevant information to support compliance with the building regulations. For higher-risk buildings, processes will be put in place for mandatory occurrence reporting.

Supporting each other, mandatory reporting and replacement reporting.

• Supporting each other: Assisting other duty holders to ensure their work aligns with the requirements of the building regulations.
• Mandatory reporting: For higher-risk buildings, the Principal Designer must put in place processes to support a mandatory occurrence reporting system.
• Replacement reporting: If a Principal Designer is replaced, the new Principal Designer must check the previous Principal Designer’s work and report any issues to the client.