# Building Safety Act 2022, Section 20: Statement of regulator’s engagement with residents etc

Extent: E+W

(1) The regulator must, at least once each financial year, publish a statement about its engagement with—
(a) the committee mentioned in section 11 (residents’ panel),
(b) residents of higher-risk buildings,
(c) owners of residential units in higher-risk buildings, and
(d) bodies that represent, support or promote—
(i) the interests of any description of residents of higher-risk buildings or owners of residential units in such buildings, or
(ii) the interests of persons including any description of such residents or owners.
(2) A statement under subsection (1) must, in particular, include information about the regulator’s engagement with residents of higher-risk buildings who are disabled.
(3) A statement under subsection (1) may be published by including it in the regulator’s annual report.
(4) In this section—
“annual report” means the report made under paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Building Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026;
“higher-risk building” means—
(a)a higher-risk building within the meaning of Part 4, or
(b)a higher-risk building within the meaning of the Building Act 1984.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/30/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-act-2022/section-20
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