Having regard to all of the above (paragraphs 16-29) the Secretary of State has therefore concluded that in all the circumstances of this case the new building should be considered as an independent one for the purposes of compliance with Requirement M2. In this context he considers that acceptance of the new building for the purposes of 'completion' with no installed passenger lift, and stairs which do not fully accord with the guidance given in Approved Document M (1999 edition) for use by ambulant disabled persons, would not achieve compliance in terms of access for all potential users who may have disabilities - i.e. students, staff and other employees, and visitors. Moreover, in view of the way in which that non-compliance would fail to meet the objectives of Requirement M2 for all users -whether wheelchair users or ambulant disabled users - the Secretary of State considers that it would not be appropriate to relax Requirement M2 in order to facilitate compliance of the building with that requirement.
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