The MHCLG has appointed six members to the Fundamental Review of Building Regulations Guidance panel, with representatives from Taylor Wimpey and Pocket Living named.
Danielle Michalska-Morris, director of research and technical innovation at Taylor Wimpey, will join the panel alongside Rachel Ferguson, senior development manager at Pocket Living, with the group established to review Approved Documents within the Building Regulations as part of the recommendations made in the Grenfell Tower final report.
The formation of the panel follows the government’s announcement in December that a review of Building Regulations guidance would be carried out by the Building Safety Regulator, focusing on how the information in the Approved Documents is created, structured and presented.
The MHCLG said the panel would bring “extensive experience across a range of sectors”, with each member supporting and informing the review.
Michalska-Morris and Ferguson will be joined on the panel Dan Rossiter, the built environment sector lead at the British Standards Institute, architect Dinah Bornat, the director and co-founder of ZCD, Professor Luke Bisby, chair of fire and structures and director of discipline at the University of Edinburgh who served as an expert witness to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, and Dr Hywel Davies, the former technical director for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).
Davies was also the previous chair of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ statutory committee and the Building Regulations Advisory Committee.
The panel will give an interim update in early 2026, with a final report expected in summer 2026.
Alex Norris, building safety minister, said: “The appointment of this panel is an important step in our response to the Grenfell Tower inquiry. Guidance which supports compliance with Building Regulations must be clear, accurate and practical, and subject to regular updates to ensure it remains effective.”
“The work of the panel will support our delivery of 1.5 million new homes, by making compliance easier, improving safety and quality in construction and ensuring greater confidence in the building safety system. I look forward to receiving the panel’s recommendations.”
