Building Safety Regulator boss steps down days after launch of new regime

By Daniel Gayne2023-04-28T08:47:00

Peter Baker led Building Safety Regulator since 2021

The head of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has retired just weeks after the body opened its process for building owners to register high-rises, Building can reveal.

A 38-year veteran of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Peter Baker has served as chief inspector of buildings at the BSR since February 2021 and only last month expressed his desire to create a “world leading” safety regime.

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