Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 4 March 2026.
Ruth Cadbury
Chair, Transport Committee, Chair, Transport Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to increase staffing capacity at the Building Safety Regulator.
Samantha Dixon
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has conducted a recent recruitment campaign to scale up its regulatory capacity.
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