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Golden thread information check (higher-risk buildings)

Checklist · Each stage, and before completion

Checks a higher-risk building's golden thread of information is kept as the Building Safety Act asks: digital, kept up to date, changes recorded through change control, and the occurrences reported.

Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.

The law and guidance behind it

Building Safety Act 2022, Section 88 (information and documents)
Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks etc) (England) Regulations 2023
Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023

The questions

Where and when

Building and stage
Date

Checks

Information kept digitally, in one place, with one version of each document
Changes to the approved design recorded through change control (major changes approved by the regulator)
As-built drawings and products match what is recorded
Mandatory occurrences reported to the Building Safety Regulator
Fire and structural safety information up to date
The people who need it can read it

Actions

Anything found that needs putting right (write "None" if nothing)
Action taken or who it was passed to

Sign-off

Inspected by
Date and time
Signature

A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.