Peter Baker: meet the man who must ensure no repeat of Grenfell

By Thomas Lane2021-07-07T06:00:00

As the Building Safety Bill is announced, we republish our interview with the new chief inspector of buildings who is overseeing the new building safety regulator

This week’s publication of the Building Safety Bill confirms the government’s intention to set up the new building safety regulator - headed up by Peter Baker. Here’s our interview with him about the challenges ahead, first published in March this year.

The new regulatory regime to improve the safety of tall residential buildings is the biggest shake-up of building safety in 40 years and Peter Baker, the new chief inspector of buildings, has the mammoth task of setting up the regulator.

The building safety regulator (BSR) will oversee the drafting of new building regulations and ensure that the industry complies with them. It also will check that high-rise residential buildings are safe on handover and during occupation.

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