Who can access the golden thread information?

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The key idea is that the golden thread is the complete, accurate record of a building’s safety and asset information that people who use or live in the building need to access. This information should be available in a controlled way to those who rely on it for safety, which means residents must be able to access it. The principal accountable person acts as the gatekeeper for safety information, ensuring residents can obtain the relevant data through them while maintaining proper governance and data integrity. In this sense, residents access the golden thread via the principal accountable person, making safety information transparent and usable for everyday living and safety decisions. The design team and regulator may interact with the information as part of creation, compliance, or audits, but the intended access path for residents is through the principal accountable person.