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BUILDING SAFETY

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The Government have made no further announcements in relation to Building Safety since they were elected - in Kier Starmer's major speech from the Downing Street Garden, about fixing the foundations the country, there was no mention of Building Safety at all

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There have been two major fires this month in residential blocks of flats (one of which was undergoing remediation works), but this does not appear to have prompted any specific action by the Government to deal with Building Safety, despite calls for this to be made a priority

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All that can be reported this month is that following the Dagenham fire, a round table meeting was held by the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Building Safety Minister Rushanara Ali

 

We understand that attendees as the meeting were West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker, Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester Paul Dennett and Deputy Mayor of London Jules Pipe and key representatives from the London Fire Brigade, The National Fire Chiefs Council, The Local Government Association, the Building Safety Regulator and other key parters

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The Deputy Prime Minister said "this Government will expect more from regulators and partners to make sure action is being taken now to make homes safe, speed up remediation and ensure that buildings in the process of being remediated are managed safely for residents"

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The Building Safety Minister said "It is absolutely essential that central and local government, regulators and partners come together, as we have today, to drive fast and effective change to get buildings fixed, made safe and make sure residents are protected"

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The final Grenfell Inquiry Report is due to be published early in September - what impact will that have on driving building safety ?

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