Building Safety Minister - Revision history

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	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).		The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

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−	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)~~. See also Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth~~.	+	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

−	~~On 1 April~~ 2025 ~~ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from~~ the ~~Home Office to MHCLG. The change was considered by~~ the government as ~~delivering on a key recommendation that came from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report~~, ~~which advised that fire~~ and ~~building safety should be overseen by a single department this includes the role~~ of ~~what is referred to as~~ the Minister for Building Safety and ~~Local Growth~~.	+	In September, 2025 following the departure of Angela Rayner and the subsequent government reshuffle with various roles updated this role has been described as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy). As of 16 September the [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--289 Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy is named as Samatha Dixon], replacing Alex Norris who has move dto the moved to the Home Office.

−	~~The updated [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d9a35e69606cdea9e087bb/List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities_-_March_2025.pdf list of~~ ministerial ~~responsibilities published~~ by the ~~cabinet office in March 2025] includes~~ the ~~Parliamentary Under-Secretary~~ of ~~State (~~Local Growth and ~~Building Safety) whom is named~~ as ~~Alex Norris MP (previously officially the~~ Building Safety ~~Minister~~).	+	Previously on 1 April 2025 the ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to MHCLG. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation that came from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department which included the role commonly referred to as Building Safety Minister, then Minister of Building Safety and Local Growth, and as of September 2025 referred to as Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy)

−	The ~~updated~~ responsibilities of the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth ~~include~~:	+	The [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--289 list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in September 2025] include the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy) Samantha Dixon MBE MP the responsibilities are listed as including:
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		+	* Building safety, regulations, Building Safety Regulator and remediation
		+	* Net Zero and energy efficiency
		+	* Grenfell Inquiry response
		+	* Grenfell Community, Tower and Memorial
		+	* Fire policy and operations
		+	* Resilience, recovery, and emergencies
		+	* Elections policy
		+	* Planning casework
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		+	The [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d9a35e69606cdea9e087bb/List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities_-_March_2025.pdf list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in March 2025] included the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) whom was at the time named as Alex Norris MP. The responsibilities of the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth Minister originally included:

	* Building safety, regulations, Building Safety Regulator and remediation		* Building safety, regulations, Building Safety Regulator and remediation
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	Norris is MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley and was named minister for democracy and local growth after the 2024 election.		Norris is MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley and was named minister for democracy and local growth after the 2024 election.

−	Find out more at: [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114 https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114]	+	Find out more at: [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114 https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114]. and [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--289 https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--289]

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	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). See also Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth.		The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). See also Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth.

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−	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).	+	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). See also Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth.

	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to MHCLG. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation that came from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department this includes the role of what is referred to as the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth.		On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to MHCLG. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation that came from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department this includes the role of what is referred to as the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth.

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−	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety)) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).	+	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

−	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to MHCLG. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation that came from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department this includes the role of Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth.	+	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to MHCLG. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation that came from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department this includes the role of what is referred to as the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth.

−	The updated [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d9a35e69606cdea9e087bb/List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities_-_March_2025.pdf list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in March 2025] includes the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) whom is named as Alex Norris MP	+	The updated [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d9a35e69606cdea9e087bb/List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities_-_March_2025.pdf list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in March 2025] includes the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) whom is named as Alex Norris MP (previously officially the Building Safety Minister).

	The updated responsibilities of the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth include:		The updated responsibilities of the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth include:

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−	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety)) is part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.	+	The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety)) was part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), in July 2024 DLUHC was renamed back to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

−	~~Their~~ responsibilities include:	+	On 1 April 2025 ministerial responsibility for all fire functions moved from the Home Office to MHCLG. The change was considered by the government as delivering on a key recommendation that came from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, which advised that fire and building safety should be overseen by a single department this includes the role of Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth.
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		+	The updated [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67d9a35e69606cdea9e087bb/List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities_-_March_2025.pdf list of ministerial responsibilities published by the cabinet office in March 2025] includes the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety) whom is named as Alex Norris MP
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		+	The updated responsibilities of the Minister for Building Safety and Local Growth include:
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		+	* Building safety, regulations, Building Safety Regulator and remediation
		+	* Grenfell Inquiry response
		+	* Grenfell Community, Tower and Memorial
		+	* Resilience, recovery, and emergencies
		+	* Local and regional growth, including Local Growth Plans, Community Ownership, and future of legacy funding streams
		+	* High streets and towns
		+	* Investment Zones and Freeports
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		+	Previous responsibilities of the Building Safety Minister included:

	* Building safety programme		* Building safety programme
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	* Lords Minister for the department’s work		* Lords Minister for the department’s work

−	The position is held by Alex Norris MP who was appointed on 9 July 2024. He was preceded by Rushanara Ali who resigned following attendance at the Franco-British Colloque, a conference sponsored by Saint-Gobain, the majority owner of Celotex which was criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.	+	The position of Building Safety Minister was held by Alex Norris MP who was appointed on 9 July 2024. He was preceded by Rushanara Ali who resigned following attendance at the Franco-British Colloque, a conference sponsored by Saint-Gobain, the majority owner of Celotex which was criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.

	Norris is MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley and was named minister for democracy and local growth after the 2024 election.		Norris is MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley and was named minister for democracy and local growth after the 2024 election.

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The Building Safety Minister (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety)) is part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Their responsibilities include:

* Building safety programme
* Grenfell recovery and rehousing
* Grenfell public inquiry
* Hong Kong BN(O) Welcome Programme
* Tackling leasehold and freehold abuses
* Local resilience and emergencies (including winter preparedness (Transition, Covid, HGVs))
* Planning casework
* Lords Minister for the department’s work

The position is held by Alex Norris MP who was appointed on 9 July 2024. He was preceded by Rushanara Ali who resigned following attendance at the Franco-British Colloque, a conference sponsored by Saint-Gobain, the majority owner of Celotex which was criticised by the Grenfell Inquiry.

Norris is MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley and was named minister for democracy and local growth after the 2024 election.

Find out more at: [https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114 https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--114]

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