The new safety regime is designed to prevent any repetition of the Grenfell Tower disaster, which killed 72 people in 2017.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will unveil the plans in the government’s Building Safety Bill on Monday.

The new system would reassure “the vast majority” of residents, he said.

He also said the new regulator would provide “essential oversight at every stage of a building’s lifecycle, from design, construction, completion to occupation”.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said the bill would ensure there were clearly identified people responsible for the safety of the design, build and occupation of high rise buildings.

And the bill would also give residents more routes through which to raise concerns about safety, the spokesperson said. Before the Grenfell disaster, residents said they raised the issue of fire safety in the building and were ignored.

Under the new system, property developers who fail to meet requirements could be prosecuted, and manufacturers could have their construction products taken off the market.

“The new building safety regime will be a proportionate one, ensuring those buildings requiring remediation are brought to an acceptable standard of safety swiftly, and reassuring the vast majority of residents and leaseholders in those buildings that their homes are safe,” Mr Jenrick said.

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