Committee publication · Correspondence · 16 July 2026
Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy to the Chair dated 10 July 2026 concerning the recruitment of the next Chair of the Building Safety Regulator
Summary
Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Building Safety informing the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Chair of plans to launch a recruitment campaign for the next Chair of the Building Safety Regulator, following Lord Roe's interim tenure ending 26 January 2027. The minister seeks committee consultation on the proposed selection process, role specification, and campaign timetable, with a proposed pre-appointment scrutiny hearing for January 2027.
Key findings
- Interim Chair Lord Roe's term concludes 26 January 2027; recruitment campaign to launch in coming weeks with 15 July deadline for committee feedback
- Chair role offers £104,400 annual remuneration for 156 days per annum on a 3-year appointment; requires experience leading large-scale complex organisations and deep governance knowledge
- Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing proposed for week commencing 11 January 2027 to obtain committee views on ministerial team's preferred candidate
- Selection process regulated by Commissioner on Public Appointments; aims to complete within three months of advertisement closing but acknowledges pre-appointment scrutiny may extend timeline
- Recruitment strategy includes HMG Public Appointments website, executive search, cross-Government networks, and direct outreach to credible candidates; use of Women on Boards and NEDonBoard channels to ensure diverse candidate field
Tone
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Key actors
Samantha Dixon MBE MP, Florence Eshalomi MP, Lord Roe, Cabinet Office, Commissioner on Public Appointments, Building Safety Regulator, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, MHCLG
Notable line
“… appointment will be for 3 years. Remuneration • The postholder will receive annual remuneration of £104,400 for 156 days per annum.”
Key Quotes
“The term of office of the interim Chair, Lord Roe, concludes on 26th January”
“As the final appointment will be subject to pre-appointment scrutiny by your Committee, I am consulting you, as the Chair, on the proposed selection process in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidance.”
“Although the inclusion of a pre-appointment scrutiny hearing may mean that it will not be possible to meet the three-month aspiration, a hearing date during the week commencing 11 January 2027, to obtain the Committee's views on my ministerial team's preferred candidate, would help us to come as close to this as possible.”
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