Webinar: Accountable Person Building Safety Manager and Golden Thread

Building Safety Series – The Works: Webinar 2 

The BPF and Ark are working together to provide a support programme for businesses that will be grappling with the implementation of the Building Safety Bill.

During the second webinar, we explored "Accountable Persons, Building Safety Managers, and the Golden Thread"

Watch a replay of our expert panel, David Hills, Senior Director of Ark, Anthony Taylor, Interim Chair of Building Safety Alliance and Ian Fletcher, Director of Policy for the BPF along with guest speakers as they break down the Accountable Persons, Building Safety Managers, and the Golden Thread along with questions and answers.

Building Safety Series – The Works: Accountable Persons, Building Safety Managers, and the Golden Thread

AGENDA

• Accountable Persons explained and how to prepare ahead of the expected deadline
• A dive into the differences between an accountable person and the responsible person, including appointing the Building Safety Manager
• What is key to the Golden Thread and who owns it

Here is a snippet of what was shared during the webinar...

Accountable Person: Building Safety Bill – Sect 69 (1)

(a) a person who holds a legal estate in possession in any part of the common areas, or

(b) a person who does not hold a legal estate in any part of the building who is under a relevant repairing obligation in relation to any part of the common parts

Accountable Person: Building Safety Bill – Sect 69 (2)

A person is NOT an accountable person where:

(a) each long lease of which the estate owner is lessor provides that a particular person, who does not hold a legal estate in any part of the building, is under a relevant repairing obligation to ALL the relevant common parts, or

(b) all repairing obligations relating to the relevant common parts which would otherwise be obligations to the estate owner are functions of an RTM company.

Accountable Person: Building Safety Bill – Sect 69 (5)

If the building is on commonhold land … the commonhold association is the accountable person for the building.

The Principal Accountable Person

In relation to a building with one Accountable Person, that person

Building with more than one Accountable Person the Principal Accountable Person is –

       “…holds a legal estate in possession in the relevant parts of the structure and exterior of the building…”

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