Construction minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has promised to push through fundamental changes to housing regulations following the Grenfell Tower fire.
Speaking at the NBS Construction Leaders’ Summit on Wednesday, Trevelyan said the government’s new Construction Playbook will require developers to focus on quality and safety rather than keeping costs down in the future. She said a new Building Safety Bill would enshrine new standards into law, which would lead to “greater accountability for those responsible for managing building safety risks”.
Trevelyan told the summit: “Nothing is more important that ensuring people are safe in their homes. We are determined to learn lessons from the Grenfell Tower fire, and bring about a fundamental change in both the regulatory framework and industry culture, creating a more accountable system.”
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