Starter contract

building_safety_golden_thread

26 rules · plain YAML · starts in observation mode

OpenDQV Cloud starter template (v0.1) — your tenant inherits this baseline. First customer edit creates v1.0 in your audit trail; pin by yaml_hash for replay. Building Safety Act 2022 — Golden Thread compliance contract for higher-risk buildings (18 metres or more in height, or 7 or more storeys above ground). Enforces accurate, up-to-date building information at the point of write: accountable person appointment, Building Safety Regulator (BSR) registration, safety case documentation, and golden thread audit trail. The law's own phrase is "accurate and up-to-date information throughout the building lifecycle" — this contract makes inaccurate or incomplete records structurally impossible before they enter a building management system.

These are starting points you own. Every rule below ships in the trial, starts in observation mode, and is yours to read, edit, or delete from day one. Rules that reference a lookup list (lookup_file) validate against reference data you control in your tenant.
Rules as at 29 August 2026 — starting points you own, not a maintained regulatory feed. We correct errors in these samples; tracking regulatory change in your active contracts is yours.

Rule	Field	Severity	What it enforces (the message your team sees)
building_id_required	building_id	error	building_id is required — every golden thread record must be uniquely identifiable
building_name_required	building_name	error	building_name is required
building_address_required	building_address	error	building_address is required — the golden thread record must include the full address of the higher-risk building
height_metres_required	height_metres	error	height_metres is required — the golden thread must record the building height; higher-risk threshold is 18 metres
storeys_above_ground_required	storeys_above_ground	error	storeys_above_ground is required — the golden thread must record the number of storeys; higher-risk threshold is 7 storeys
primary_use_required	primary_use	error	primary_use is required
primary_use_valid	primary_use	error	primary_use must be one of: residential, mixed_use, hotel, care_home, student_accommodation, hospital, other
accountable_person_name_required	accountable_person_name	error	accountable_person_name is required — the Building Safety Act mandates a named Accountable Person for every higher-risk building
accountable_person_organisation_required	accountable_person_organisation	error	accountable_person_organisation is required — record the organisation of the Accountable Person
accountable_person_contact_required	accountable_person_contact	error	accountable_person_contact is required — a contact address or email for the Accountable Person must be recorded in the golden thread
building_safety_manager_name_required	building_safety_manager_name	error	building_safety_manager_name is required — the Building Safety Act requires a named Building Safety Manager responsible for day-to-day safety
building_safety_manager_contact_required	building_safety_manager_contact	error	building_safety_manager_contact is required — a contact address or email for the Building Safety Manager must be recorded
bsr_registration_number_required	bsr_registration_number	error	bsr_registration_number is required — all higher-risk buildings must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR)
bsr_registration_date_required	bsr_registration_date	error	bsr_registration_date is required — record the date of BSR registration
bsr_registration_date_format	bsr_registration_date	error	bsr_registration_date must be a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD)
safety_case_documented_required	safety_case_documented	error	safety_case_documented must be declared (true or false) — the Building Safety Act requires a Safety Case for every higher-risk building
safety_case_documented_valid	safety_case_documented	error	safety_case_documented must be 'true' or 'false'
safety_case_report_date_required_if_documented	safety_case_report_date	error	safety_case_report_date is required when safety_case_documented is true — record the date the Safety Case Report was prepared or last reviewed
safety_case_report_date_format	safety_case_report_date	error	safety_case_report_date must be a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD)
fire_and_emergency_file_maintained_required	fire_and_emergency_file_maintained	error	fire_and_emergency_file_maintained must be declared (true or false) — a fire and emergency file is a required golden thread document
fire_and_emergency_file_maintained_valid	fire_and_emergency_file_maintained	error	fire_and_emergency_file_maintained must be 'true' or 'false'
residents_engagement_strategy_required	residents_engagement_strategy_documented	error	residents_engagement_strategy_documented must be declared (true or false) — the Accountable Person must have a residents engagement strategy
residents_engagement_strategy_valid	residents_engagement_strategy_documented	error	residents_engagement_strategy_documented must be 'true' or 'false'
golden_thread_maintained_by_required	golden_thread_maintained_by	error	golden_thread_maintained_by is required — record who is responsible for maintaining the golden thread record
golden_thread_last_updated_required	golden_thread_last_updated	error	golden_thread_last_updated is required — the golden thread must record when it was last updated
golden_thread_last_updated_format	golden_thread_last_updated	error	golden_thread_last_updated must be a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD)

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