Anthony Taylor, chair of the Building Safety Alliance, introduces new guidance for all dutyholders involved in the design, construction or management of higher-risk buildings.

The Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) golden thread guidance will be updated and will feature case studies. And the golden thread requirement will be expanded beyond the current 18m height definition.

New practical and proportionate guidance on maintaining a golden thread of information is to be published by the Building Safety Alliance.

Construction lawyers at Womble Bond Dickinson review what changes in legistlation the industry can expect this year.

Experts have welcomed further clarifications to the development, maintenance and operation of the ‘golden thread’ of information. 

Those wanting clear direction or instruction on the implementation of the golden thread will be disappointed by the government’s latest clarifications. Here we highlight the top six takeaways.

The chair of APS’s Policy and Regulation Committee has expressed concern about government proposals regarding the liability of individual principal designers under the Building Safety Act.

The ‘golden thread’ of information born out of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Grenfell report will soon be a reality. Denise Chevin asks four professionals what this means in practice.