Building Safety (Wales) Bill

A Welsh Government Bill, introduced by Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government. The Business Committee has remitted the Bill to the Local Government and Housing Committee.

About the Bill

The main purpose of the Bill is to improve the safety of people living in multi-occupied residential buildings in Wales. If passed, the Bill will achieve this by establishing a regime that will:

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>>>identify those on whom statutory duties under the Bill are to be placed.

>>>require the registration of certain regulated buildings i.e. those at least 11 metres in height or which have at least 5 storeys with a building safety authority.

>>>confer new functions on the “building safety authority”, which are each of the local authorities in Wales.

>>>confer new functions on the “fire safety authority” in Wales, which are each fire and rescue authority for an area in Wales or a fire inspector (with regards regulation of Crown buildings).

>>>create duties to assess and manage fire safety risks in all in-scope buildings.

>>>create duties to assess and manage structural safety risks in in-scope buildings that are at least 11 metres high or which have at least 5 storeys.

>>>put in place new rights for residents and place duties on them in respect of all in-scope buildings.

>>>establish a new enforcement regime to enable enforcement action to be taken if the new duties are not met.

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Further detail about the Bill can be found in the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.

The Legislative Consent Motion for the Bill was agreed in Plenary on 9 December 2025.

Current Stage

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The Bill is currently at Stage 3. An explanation of the various stages of Senedd Bills is available in the Guide to the Stages of Public Bills and Acts.

Record of passage in the Welsh Parliament

The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through the Senedd.

¬¬¬Stage 3, Plenary consideration of amendments (current)

Following the completion of Stage 2 proceedings, Stage 3 commenced on 30 January 2026.

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¬¬¬Stage 2, Committee consideration of amendments (10 December 2025 – 29 January 2026)

Stage 2 began on 10 December 2025. The deadline for tabling amendments was five working days before the date of the meeting at which they were due to be considered.

The Committee agreed on 11 December 2025, under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings would be:

Section 2, Schedule 1, Sections 3 to 66, Section 1 – overview, Sections 67 to 96, Schedule 2, Sections 97 to 112, Schedule 3, Schedule 4, Sections 113 to 114 and the long title.

Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on 29 January 2026.

Notice of Amendments – 11 December 2025 (v3) (PDF 275 KB)

Welsh Government: Purpose and effect table - 15 December 2025 (PDF 235KB)

Notice of amendments – 18 December 2025 (PDF 196KB)

Notice of Amendments – 20 January 2026 (v2) (PDF 231KB)

Welsh Government: Purpose and effect table – 21 January 2026 (v2) (PDF 229KB)

Notice of Amendments – 22 January 2026 (v2) (PDF 183KB)

Marshalled List of Amendments – 29 January 2026 (PDF 611KB)

Grouping of Amendments – 29 January 2026 (PDF 98KB)

Building Safety (Wales) Bill as amended at Stage 2 (Unchecked)

Correspondence

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>>>Letter from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government – 26 January 2026

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¬¬¬Financial Resolution

In accordance with Standing Order 26.68 the Presiding Officer indicated that a financial resolution was required for this Bill. Further information about financial resolutions is available in section 3 of the Guide to the scrutiny stages for Public Bills.

A Financial Resolution in relation to the Bill was agreed in Plenary on 9 December 2025.

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¬¬¬Stage 1, Committee consideration of the general principles (7 July 2025 – 9 December 2025)

A debate took place in Plenary on 9 December 2025. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was agreed.

The Local Government and Housing Committee laid its report on 28 November 2025. (PDF 1,614KB). The Welsh Government responded to the report on 19 December 2025 (PDF 330KB).

Public consultation - The consultation closed on Monday 8 September. The responses have been published.

The Housing and Local Government Committee considered its approach to Stage 1 consideration on 9 July 2025.

Committee dates

The Housing and Local Government Committee considered the Bill on the following dates:

Date and agenda	Purpose of meeting	Transcript	Senedd.tv
9 July 2025	Consideration of approach to Stage 1 scrutiny (Private)	Private	Private
17 July 2025	Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government	Transcript	View meeting
18 September 2025	Evidence sessions	Transcript	View meeting
24 September 2025	Evidence sessions	Transcript	View meeting
1 October 2025	Evidence sessions	Transcript	View meeting
9 October 2025	Evidence sessions	Transcript	View meeting
22 October 2025	Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government	Transcript	View meeting

The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee will consider the Bill on the following dates:

Date and agenda	Purpose of meeting	Transcript	Senedd.tv
29 September 2025	Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

The LJC Committee laid its report on 28 November (PDF 933KB). The Welsh Government responded (PDF 221KB) to the report on 19 December 2025.

The Finance Committee will consider the Bill on the following dates:

Date and agenda	Purpose of meeting	Transcript	Senedd.tv
1 October 2025	Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government	Transcript	View meeting