Industry leaders criticise lack of resource and competence at Building Safety Regulator

By Olivia Barber2024-09-18T16:51:00

Bosses at Wates and Hill Group said that the BSR needs to be resourced properly and “isn’t currently competent”

Industry leaders voiced concerns about competence and resourcing challenges at the Building Safety Regulator during a panel at today’s Building the Future conference.

Speaking on a panel titled ‘The future of building safety’, Andy Mullins, head of quality at the Hill Group, said that there is a resource and competence issue at the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

Mullins said: “I don’t think the regulator is currently competent”, stating that “a lot of their staff don’t have a great deal of knowledge in building control”.

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