10am Tuesday 2
September, Grimond Room
On Tuesday morning, the Housing, Communities and Local Government
(HCLG) Committee will explore the challenges surrounding the
Building Safety Regulator (BSR), with witnesses including Dame
Judith Hackitt, Chair of the Building Control Independent Panel
and author of the independent 2018 review of building regulations
and fire safety.
In this one-off evidence session, the cross-party group of MPs
are expected to explore questions around the challenges of
balancing robust safety measures with the need to build more
housing. MPs will examine the time taken to get BSR decisions,
reasons for the delays, control over BSR standards, and the
relationship between BSR delays and home building.
The Committee is also expected to examine how the BSR works with
industry, the resources at the BSR, and the BSR's strategic
direction and accountability.
The Committee will hear from Amy Butler, Commercial Manager at
Cole Waterhouse, a Northern-based developer with projects in
Manchester, Leeds, and London and from Melanie Leech CBE, Chief
Executive, British Property Federation.
The Committee will also have the opportunity to ask the newly
appointed Non-Executive Chair of the Building Safety Regulator
board, Andy Roe, about his vision for the future of the
organisation and how it will address issues within the BSR.
Andy Roe will be joined by John Palmer, on secondment from MCHLG
to the BSR, and acting as its Director of Operations since July
2025.
Witnesses:
From 10am
- Amy Butler, Commercial Manager, Cole Waterhouse
- Dame Judith Hackitt, Chair, Building Control Independent
Panel
- Melanie Leech CBE, Chief Executive, British Property
Federation
From 10.45am
- Andy Roe KFSM, Non-Executive Chair, Building Safety
Regulator
- John Palmer, Director of Operations, Building Safety
Regulator
