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A consultation on banning the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings which are 18 metres or over has been published.
It was announced in Parliament by the Housing Secretary, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP.
The cladding believed to have been used on Grenfell Tower was unlawful under existing building regulations and should not have been used. The government wants to ensure that there is no doubt about which materials can be used on high-rise residential buildings.
This consultation is inviting views on our proposals to revise the building regulations to ban the use of combustible materials in the inner leaf, insulation and cladding that are used in external wall systems on these buildings.
Residents, industry and other interested parties will now be able to have their say on proposals affecting the safety of homes. The government is legally required to consult on substantive changes to the buildings regulations before any change in the law and this consultation will end on 14 August 2018.
The Secretary of State for Housing, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, said: "The Grenfell Tower fire was an appalling tragedy and we must do everything we can to ensure a disaster like this never happens again.
"I have listened carefully to concerns and I intend to ban the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings, subject to consultation.
"The cladding believed to have been used on Grenfell Tower was unlawful under existing building regulations. It should not have been used. But I believe that the changes on which we are consulting will offer even greater certainty to concerned residents and to the construction industry."
Following her comprehensive review of fire safety and building regulations, Dame Judith Hackitt recommended that a simpler but more robust approach to the construction and on-going management of high-rise residential buildings was needed.
The government welcomed Dame Judith’s report and went even further than her recommendations, committing to:
Adrian Dobson, Director of Practice at the Royal Institute of British Architects says: “The RIBA welcomes the Government’s consultation on banning the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.
"However, we would like to see a ban of these materials on all buildings above 18 metres, not just residential. In addition, whilst we are pleased to see that the Government is going further than Dame Judith Hackitt’s recent Review, we urge them to take action on all our recommendations.”
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