September 2024
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Building Safety
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Grenfell Tower Inquiry Second and Final Report published​​
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New remediation plan to be introduced in the autumn
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GRENFELL TOWER INQUIRY​​
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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry published its second and final Report on 4 September 2024 and it contains some 58 recommendations
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Bringing responsibility for all aspects of fire safety under one Government Department
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The appointment of a construction regulator to oversee all aspects of the construction industry
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A Licensing Scheme for contractors wishing to undertake the construction or refurbishment of higher-risk buildings
The Report itself can be accessed via this link:
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Keir Starmer has said: ‘the Government will deliver a generational shift in the safety and quality of housing for everyone in this country’
The Government have committed to respond to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report within the next six months
In a House of Commons debate on 11 September in Building Safety and Resilience, the Minister for Building Safety:-
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confirmed that the Government will accelerate the pace of remediation and go further and faster to drive change across the industry
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stated that the Government are willing to force Freeholders to assess their buildings and enter remediation schemes within set timetables, with a legal requirement to force action if that is what it takes to tackle industry intransigence – the Government is to set out further steps on remediation this autumn
New remediation action plan
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At the Labour Party Conference held this month Angela Rayner said:
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"It is completely unacceptable that we have thousands of buildings still wrapped in unsafe cladding seven years after Grenfell.
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And that’s why we will bring forward a new remediation action plan this Autumn to speed up the process and we’ll pursue those responsible – without fear or favour."
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Watch this space!
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