UK Building Safety Act: Advanced

Property & Real Estate - Regulatory compliance
This is the duty-holder's course. It is for Accountable Persons, Principal Accountable Persons, heads of compliance, general counsel, and owner-operator and developer compliance leads who carry the legal risk under the Building Safety Act 2022. It covers the duties in their own right: determining who the Accountable Person and Principal Accountable Person are, owning the safety case strategy, the Building Safety Regulator relationship, criminal liability and the enforcement ladder, the Gateway regime for works, and portfolio-level governance.

By the end, you'll be able to determine the Accountable Person and Principal Accountable Person under section 72, own the safety case strategy with ALARP reasoning and governance sign-off, run certification and the Building Safety Regulator relationship, assess criminal liability and the enforcement ladder, apply the Gateway regime to higher-risk building work, and govern building safety across a portfolio.

Access

Self-Paced Learning

Lessons

10 Lessons

Certification

Certificate of Completion

Price

€450
Learning Objectives
Course Benefits
Modules
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Determine who is the Accountable Person and Principal Accountable Person under section 72, including across multiple Accountable Persons
  • Own the safety case strategy: the risk assessment methodology, ALARP reasoning, evidence standards, and governance sign-off
  • Run registration, the building assessment certificate, key building information, and the ongoing Building Safety Regulator relationship
  • Assess criminal liability and the enforcement ladder, and prepare the organisation to respond to enforcement
  • Apply the Gateway regime to higher-risk building work, including building control approval and dutyholder competence duties
  • Govern building safety across a portfolio: assurance frameworks, board reporting, third-party audit, and the golden thread at scale
Benefits for the Organisation

• Reduce the personal and corporate liability that comes with the Accountable Person duties, by getting the safety case strategy, certification, and governance right
• Own the safety case strategy with a defensible ALARP methodology, evidence standards, and a clear governance sign-off
• Evidence completed Building Safety Act training to the Building Safety Regulator, auditors, insurers, and residents with timestamped records
• Build a board-level building safety assurance framework, with three-lines governance and third-party audit
• Prepare the organisation to respond to enforcement - compliance notices, stop notices, special measures, injunctions, and prosecution

Benefits for Learners

• Know exactly what to do in the first 48 hours when the Building Safety Regulator issues a notice or announces an inspection
• Keep a live safety case and golden thread that stand up to a building assessment certificate application
• Take a portfolio of higher-risk buildings through the Gateway regime and the building assessment certificate programme with confidence
• Govern the golden thread at scale, across multiple buildings and information systems, so it stays reliable
• Pass the assessment knowing every answer traces to the Building Safety Act 2022, its regulations, or Building Safety Regulator guidance, not a study guide

Lesson 1: Welcome and how this works
Meet the people this course is for, see how the lessons fit together, and set out what you will be able to do by the end. Includes the training disclaimer, the England scope, and the as-of date.

Lesson 2: The Accountable Person and Principal Accountable Person in law
Section 72 of the Building Safety Act 2022: how Accountable Person status is determined, how the Principal Accountable Person is fixed where there are multiple Accountable Persons, and how responsibility is apportioned. Work through a mixed-tenure block with a freeholder, an RMC, and a managing agent.

Lesson 3: Owning the safety case strategy
The safety case report as a governance instrument: building safety risk assessment methodology, ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable) reasoning, evidence standards, and sign-off. Work through governing the safety case for a multi-block portfolio.

Lesson 4: Registration, certification, and the regulator relationship
Registration of occupied higher-risk buildings, the building assessment certificate process, key building information, and managing the ongoing relationship with the Building Safety Regulator. Work through a portfolio registration and certificate programme.

Lesson 5: Criminal liability and the enforcement ladder
Offences and penalties under the Act, individual versus corporate liability, and the enforcement ladder: compliance notices, stop notices, special measures, prosecution, and injunctions. Anchored to a real Building Safety Regulator enforcement action, with an organisation's enforcement response plan.

Lesson 6: The Gateway regime for works and developers
The three Gateways for higher-risk building work, building control approval through the Building Safety Regulator, dutyholder and competence duties, and change control during construction. Work through taking a refurbishment of an occupied higher-risk block through the Gateways.

Lesson 7: Portfolio governance and the golden thread at scale
Board reporting, assurance frameworks, third-party audit, multi-building information systems, and keeping the golden thread reliable across a portfolio. Work through a board-level building safety assurance dashboard.

Lesson 8: Resources
A working reference library: the verified primary law and section references, Building Safety Regulator guidance and enforcement policy, GOV.UK, the secondary regulations, and relevant Grenfell Inquiry material. All links verified at build.

Lesson 9: Final assessment
Ten multiple-choice questions across the Accountable Person tests, the safety case strategy, certification, criminal liability and enforcement, the Gateway regime, and portfolio governance. Eighty per cent to pass, two attempts, and a certificate on completion.

Lesson 10: Provide Feedback and Claim Certificate
Share your feedback on the course and download your certificate of completion.

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Course FAQ's

Who is this course for?

Accountable Persons, Principal Accountable Persons, heads of compliance, general counsel, and owner-operator and developer compliance leads - the people who hold the legal duty and can be prosecuted personally. It assumes Intermediate-level operating knowledge of the Building Safety Act.

This is an advanced course. It assumes Intermediate-level operating knowledge of the Building Safety Act; no other prior knowledge is needed.

Where and when can I take this course?

The course can be taken at any time and from any internet-connected device.

Do I need prior knowledge or experience?

This is a foundation-level course, and all concepts are explained in a clear, simple, and practical way. Learners, do not require any previous training or background knowledge.

Can this course be used for company-wide training?

Yes. It is built for the duty-holders and compliance leads who carry the legal risk, and can be rolled out across the people who hold or support Accountable Person duties.

Do I get a discount if I buy multiple seats for this course?

Yes. Please contact us and we will issue a quote according to your needs.

Will managers be able to track progress and completion?

Yes. Managers and administrators can track learner progress, completion rates, and assessment performance across the course.

This gives clear visibility on engagement and outcomes, making it easier to monitor participation, support staff where needed, and evidence completed building safety training to the Building Safety Regulator and your insurers.

Is this course part of a larger building safety programme?

Yes. This is Course 3 (Advanced) of the Auren UK Building Safety Act 2022 bundle - the duty-holder's course for the people who carry the legal risk. It follows Course 1 (Foundation), the awareness floor for all building staff, and Course 2 (Intermediate), the operating course for the managers who run a higher-risk building day to day.

All three courses in the bundle can be taken as stand-alone courses.