Update on Part M of the Building Regulations NRAC Conference Coin Street Conference Centre, London 10th October 2018 Luke Turner Principal Architect - Approved Documents K and M Technical Policy Division Building Safety Portfolio Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government
What has changed? What’s up? • Changes of names • Change of Ministers • What happened this year? • What is government doing? • Quizzing me on Part M 2
What has changed? My name and role is still the same but following a year of change we are now the: Technical Policy Division Building Safety Portfolio Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government And my email: luke.turner@communities.gov.uk
Big picture We set out that we believe that where you live, shop, go out, travel or park your car should not be determined by your disability. So we will review disabled people’s access and amend regulations if necessary to improve disabled access to licensed premises. 4
Ministers Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP James Brokenshire was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 30 April 2018. Minister of State for Housing Kit Malthouse MP Kit Malthouse was appointed Minister of State for Housing on 9 July 2018. . 5
What do officials do? • We work for the Minister • Ministerial correspondence • Answer official queries • POLICY: submissions, briefing, speeches, • Develop new policy • Stay abreast of developments in techniques and legislation. • Listen to the practitioners, the citizens and the industry. 6
Spot the odd one out 7
What happened this year? • New Ministers • Hackitt Review submitted • BS8300 Published in January 2018 • Grenfell Fire Inquiry started • Social Housing Green Paper and consultation • Housing and disabled people: Britain’s hidden crisis, by the Equality and Human Rights Commission • Scoping review of Part M with the Building 8 Regulations Advisory Committee
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In order of frequency • Changing Places toilet provision • Shared space schemes • Sanitary provision and access in shops • Fitting lift provision into existing buildings • Level of public toilet provision • Height restrictions in public car parks • Access rating systems • Sanitary bins in men’s toilets • Braille and signage • Stoma signage • Reach between sink and WC in hotel rooms 12
Part M related activity in parliament . https://parliamentlive.tv/Download/ Index/604dcfcf-a1c1-4274-842a- cd69bbc0e8ab 13
Part M related activity in parliament House of Commons Wednesday 13 December 2017 Meeting started at 11.34am 12:25:41 Rishi Sunak MP (Richmond (Yorks), Conservative) Mr Speaker today thousands of profoundly disabled children are denied the opportunity to enjoy a day out with their families simply because there isn’t an adequate changing room. The stories of parents at the Dale school in my constituency deeply moved me, so could I ask the Prime Minister to strongly consider updating our building regulations to ensure broader provision and in the meantime to urge all relevant buildings to voluntarily install changing places to give these children the opportunities they deserve. 12:26 : 14 Rt Hon Theresa May MP, The Prime Minister (Maidenhead, Conservative) Can I say to my honourable friend that I think he is right to raise this very important issue, which might at one glance seem quite a small issue but actually is very important in the lives of those disabled children to enable them to lead the life that they want to lead. And I agree with him that the provision of Changing Places can make a real difference to disabled children, but also to their carers. I understand the Department for Communities and Local Government has been working to increase the number of facilities. I would certainly urge relevant building owners to consider installing changing places, where they can, and I am sure that my right honourable friend the Communities secretary will be happy to discuss this matter further with my right honourable friend. http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/eedcd1e3-589e-47b5-91ba-281d0bebb48b 14
Part M (Access to and use of buildings) Part M (Access to and use of buildings) Volume 1 - Dwellings We have now started to scope a review of Part M of the building regulations and working groups are uniting around key themes needing change and update. 15
Part M related activity in parliament • Westminster Hall Debate: Accessibility of public buildings for autistic people • WEC inquiry “Disability and the built environment” • UNCRPD examination and report. (United Nations convention for the rights of people with disabilities) • Changing Places Prime Minister’s Question 16
What happened this year? • British Standard BS8300 updated into two volumes. • European Standard CEN/CENELEC “ Accessibility in the built environment ” • Mandate 420 now TC 11 • Department for Transport Inclusive Transport Strategy published • Sector Champions celebrated their first year • Inter Ministerial Group on Disability and Society set up • Women and Equalities Inquiry continued • Changing Places toilets. Now 1179 in the UK. 11 per month • National Planning Policy Framework 17
Women and Equalities Disability and the Built Environment • Launched in October 2016. • The General Election and the Grenfell fire followed shortly after this • Written evidence from 175 individuals and • The Government response was sent by organisations Dominic Raab to the WEC in March 2018. • Evidence session took place on 7 • The Committee wrote in July 2018 with December 2016. It heard from experts including planning, transport and access further points. They requested a written consultants, local government, architects, response and a hearing designers, housing specialists, lobby • A written reply to that was sent on the 4 groups, house builders and disability organisations September • An oral evidence session was attended by • A hearing was held this morning 10 Ministers and senior officials in February October 2017 • Their report “Building for Equality” was published 25 April 2017 18
Working Across Government Departments that have built environment and disability specific policies include: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has responsibility for policies relating to homes, places, buildings, planning, regeneration, high streets, community integration and governance. The Department for Transport (DfT) has policy responsibility for guidance relating to transport, roads and streets. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) shares an active interest in older peoples and adapted housing, in social care and in environments adapted for neurodiversity dementia and autism with MHCLG. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) leads on “public sector equality duty” and the duty to make “anticipatory reasonable adjustments” which are the main tools to factor in consideration of accessibility beyond the Building Regulations. All policy making connects all Minister and officials to the PSED. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), with DfT, DHSC, DoE and MHCLG are all involved in improving provision of Changing Places toilets. DWP’s Office for Disability Issues (ODI) champion progress by Sector Champions who lead within industry and business. ODI also lead the Government response to the UNCRPD and act as the focal point for disability issues, but they do not hold policy responsibility for policies relating to the built environment. 19
Working Across Government The departments with policies that also connect and help shape improvement include: The Cabinet Office (CO) whose responsibility covers policies relating to construction strategy, building information modelling, infrastructure projects (Infrastructure Projects Authority), public procurement principles and practice (Crown Commercial Service), the Government Property Unit and for ethics and standards setting amongst the civil service. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS ) through the Industrial Strategy, for example the Grand Challenge on the aging society. The Home Office (HO) whose work on alcohol and premises licencing is often asked to become a tool for licencing accessibility. Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) through its licencing regimes for places of entertainment and sports grounds. Department of Education (DoE), has design guidance for schools and educational establishments. 20
Inclusive Transport Strategy DfT have issued an Inclusive Transport Strategy that halts new Shared Space schemes while guidance on Shared Space is reviewed. DfT have provided funding to improve the provision of Changing Places toilets in Motorway Service areas. Inclusive Transport Strategy The government's plans to make our transport system more inclusive and better for disabled people. Published 25 July 2018 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-transport-strategy 21
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