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Grenfell MP To Raise Concerns Over Court Backlog With Justice Secretary
Communities
Grenfell MP To Raise Concerns Over Court Backlog With Justice Secretary
Labour MP for Kensington and Bayswater Joe Powell has said he will raise concerns with Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood over the court backlog potentially slowing down the criminal investigations into the Grenfell fire tragedy.
Companies Which Committed 'Horrific Failings' In Grenfell Tragedy To Be Excluded From Government Contracts
Communities
Companies Which Committed "Horrific Failings" In Grenfell Tragedy To Be Excluded From Government Contracts
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he will take the first steps towards preventing companies that contributed to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire from being awarded government contracts.
Grenfell MP Says Building Safety Crisis Must Be Top Of Government Agenda
Communities
Grenfell MP Says Building Safety Crisis Must Be Top Of Government Agenda
Labour MP for Kensington and Bayswater Joe Powell has said that the Grenfell Inquiry report coming out this week will be a “huge moment” for the community, and hopes it will lead to the Government holding a debate on building safety in Parliament.
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Health
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB launches £10k award in memory of inspirational built environment professional

RAAC to Basics: Putting Maintenance at the Heart of Infrastructure Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
RAAC to Basics: Putting Maintenance at the Heart of Infrastructure
Concerns about concrete in public buildings hit the headlines ahead of the new school year. PoliticsHome sat down with a panel of academic experts from UKCRIC to explore the challenge of maintaining the nation’s buildings and infrastructure and to find out what lessons we can learn.
Education Committee To Investigate 'Bigger Picture' Surrounding Schools Concrete Crisis
Education
Education Committee To Investigate "Bigger Picture" Surrounding Schools Concrete Crisis
The education committee will investigate the “bigger picture” surrounding the RAAC concrete crisis that has affected schools across the UK.
What You Need To Know About Michael Gove's Post-Grenfell Cladding Crackdown
Communities
What You Need To Know About Michael Gove's Post-Grenfell Cladding Crackdown
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has announced tough new plans to hold developers responsible for funding repair works to buildings with fire safety issues, and warned those who fail to comply could be blacklisted from the market.
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Peter Baker and Dame Judith Hackitt headline CIOB’s first Safer Buildings UK event
The Chartered Institute of Building’s first ever Safer Buildings UK event was held today [Thursday 26 May].
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Building Safety Bill receives Royal Assent
The Government’s Building Safety Bill has received Royal Assent today. Following months of debates and amendments, the Bill is intended to ‘create lasting generational change’ to the way high risk and residential buildings are constructed and maintained.
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Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB’s 44th annual awards will be even bigger and better
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is opening up the next group of categories in its annual search for the UK’s finest construction and built environment talent.
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB's first building safety conference announced
The Chartered Institute of Building has announced its first ‘Safer Buildings UK’ conference to raise awareness of the culture change that is needed to ensure the buildings we create and manage are safe for those who occupy them.
Why electrical safety must be put at the heart of building safety Partner content
Energy
By Electrical Safety First
Why electrical safety must be put at the heart of building safety
With the Building Safety Bill progressing through the Lords, Peers have the power to help avoid another tower block tragedy by enforcing electrical safety checks for social tenants and leaseholders in England.
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB responds to Housing Secretary's proposal
Yesterday (10 January 2021) the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the RT Hon Michael Gove MP, outlined his proposals aimed at ensuring that industry contributes to the cost of remediating unsafe cladding on residential buildings over 11 metres in height.
The government’s drawn-out incremental steps to fix the building safety crisis is heightening leaseholder misery
Communities
By Lucy Brown
The government’s drawn-out incremental steps to fix the building safety crisis is heightening leaseholder misery
The two biggest purchases we make in life are usually our home and our car. Imagine purchasing a new car and when you take it for an MOT, the mechanic tells you that it’s missing airbags, the brakes are faulty and that the body crumples on impact.
We need real leadership to resolve the building safety crisis and stand up for leaseholders
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By Lord Kennedy of Southwark
We need real leadership to resolve the building safety crisis and stand up for leaseholders
Ministerial indecision has meant that the repairs have not taken place, and leaseholders are too often been left footing the bill.
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB publishes ‘managing temporary works’ technical information sheet
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has published a new Technical Information Sheet entitled “Managing Temporary Works”.
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB launches Building Safety Diploma
More action is needed to afford leaseholders protection in the Building Safety Bill
Communities
By Lord Bishop of St Albans
More action is needed to afford leaseholders protection in the Building Safety Bill
The gulf between the government’s rhetoric that developers must pay, and actions to ensure they do pay, remains too wide. Parliamentarians from both Houses must find ways to bridge that gap.
Building Safety Bill must not leave behind leaseholders saddled with ruinous remediation costs
Communities
By Royston Smith MP
Building Safety Bill must not leave behind leaseholders saddled with ruinous remediation costs
The Building Safety Bill will be a great opportunity for the government to commit to helping leaseholders whose homes are deemed not safe through no fault of their own.
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Clients are key to solving industry's challenges says new CIOB President
Today the Chartered Institute of Building welcomed Mike Foy OBE as its new President for 2021/22.
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Environment
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF Launches New Asbestos Guide
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB responds to the Queen’s Speech
The CIOB has responded to today's Queen's Speech welcoming many of the measures announced, but stating that the devil will be in the detail.