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The group’s spokesperson Stephen Hill said there was a culture of fear of speaking out because of the risk of disciplinary action The group also includes the chief executive of regeneration developer Igloo and a former head of land and planning at housing association Southern Housing, as well as four university professors. The overhaul would see a ‘public interest sounding board’ running parallel to the RICS’ governing council as a place for members and the public to voice concerns with the institution. The sounding board, which the group described as a “new form of institutional ac...

To identify any potential weaknesses in the system and make recommendations for improvement, the government has commissioned an independent review of the system for testing construction products and has appointed Paul Morrell OBE and Anneliese Day QC to lead it. The independent review will undertake a critical assessment of the system for testing and certifying construction products. It will examine how the current system can be strengthened, to provide confidence that construction products are safe and perform as labelled and marketed. The review panel will submit a report to t...

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...

By Tom Lowe2021-04-21T07:00:00+01:00 UK’s former chief construction advisor to co-chair review following shocking evidence at Grenfell Inquiry Paul Morrell has been announced as the co-chair of a government review into the testing of construction products following shocking disclosures from materials manufacturers at the Grenfell Inquiry. Morrell, who was the government’s first chief construction advisor under Gordon Brown and David Cameron, will lead the independent review alongside legal expert in construction Anneliese Day QC. The review, announced earlier this year, will examine how...

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