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Asked by Kellie

AQW 32515/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to align Northern Ireland’s building safety regime with the Building Safety Act 2022 in England, and the Building Safety Regulator.

Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 1 October 2025

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
Tabled
1 October 2025
Answer due by
16 October 2025
Answered
9 January 2026100 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

The Department has researched arrangements in all UK jurisdictions and in Ireland, with a view to the creation of bespoke policy and legislation to effectively regulate Residential Building Safety in Northern Ireland, subject to Assembly approval.

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