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Circular 01/2025 Building Act 1984. Building Regulations 2010. Approved Document B, volume 1 & volume 2. Amends Approved Document B (Fire safety) volume 1: Dwellings, 2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendment collated with 2025, 2026 and 2029 amendments (title continued in document history)

Publication Year

2025

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Presents the formal notification of revisions to Approved Documents B, Volume 1 and 2. Describes the application, transitional arrangements and which documents are affected. These changes do not affect the main timeline for amendments to support enhanced fire safety updates in 2025, 2026 and 2029.

Document History

Title continued: Amends Approved Document B (Fire safety) volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings, 2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendment collated with 2025, 2026 and 2029 amendments. Amends 2025 amendments to Approved Document B, volume 1 and volume 2. Issued as part of the: Building regulations: circulars collection initially published by DCLG, continued by DLUHC, and MHCLG: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/building-regulations-circulars. Issued: 2 March 2025. The March 2025 revisions aim to correct minor errors in the 2 collated Approved Documents B1 and B2, and the 2025 amendments to Approved Document B, volume 1 and volume 2, and take effect on 2 March 2025. The main timeline for the 2025, 2026 and 2029 amendments remains in effect. Annex A forms the Notice of approval for the amended Approved Documents: Building Act 1984. Notice of approval of revision of documents giving practical guidance with respect to the requirements of the Building Regulations 2010.

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, MHCLG, Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.

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