Building Safety Act 2022
The Building Safety Act 2022 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Royal Assent
- Michael Gove
- 5 July 2021
- 18 September 2024
What the bill does
A Bill to make provision about the safety of people in or about buildings and the standard of buildings, to amend the Architects Act 1997, and to amend provision about complaints made to a housing ombudsman.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading5 JUL 2021 · COMMONS
- 2nd reading21 JUL 2021 · COMMONS
- Ways and Means resolution21 JUL 2021 · COMMONS
- Money resolution21 JUL 2021 · COMMONS
- Programme motion21 JUL 2021 · COMMONS
- Committee stage9 SEP 2021 · COMMONS
- Report stage19 JAN 2022 · COMMONS
- 3rd reading19 JAN 2022 · COMMONS
- Consideration of Lords amendments20 APR 2022 · COMMONS
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons26 APR 2022 · LORDS
- Royal Assent (current stage)28 APR 2022 · UNASSIGNED
What Royal Assent means, and what happens next
The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies, which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at Royal Assent
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Building Safety Act 2022
- What stage is the Building Safety Act 2022 at?
- The Building Safety Act 2022 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the Building Safety Act 2022 become law?
- Yes. The Building Safety Act 2022 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Who sponsored the Building Safety Act 2022?
- The Building Safety Act 2022 was sponsored by Michael Gove.
- When was the Building Safety Act 2022 introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 5 July 2021, at first reading.
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