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Circular
Presents the formal notification of revisions to Approved Documents B, Volume 1 and 2. Also details the amendment regulations and the transitional arrangements, and application of the guidance.
Issued as part of the: Building regulations: circulars collection initially published by DCLG, continued by MHCLG and DLUHC: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/building-regulations-circulars. Issued: 29 March 2024. Notification for March 2024 changes to Approved Documents B1 and B2, due to take effect on 30 September 2026. Annex A forms the notice of approval for the revisions and details the practical guidance in relation to the Building Regulations 2010. Annex B forms the Notice of withdrawal of the 2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments for Approved Document B (Fire safety) volume 1: Dwellings and volume 2: Buildings other than dwelling houses, from 30 September 2026.
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