Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
Summarises the main findings presented in the final findings of the Independent review led by Dame Judith Hackitt, commissioned by government following the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017. The scope of the review encompassed the building and fire safety regulatory system for high-rise residential buildings. It reiterates that it is not presently fit-for-purpose and discusses the parameters and principles of a new regulatory framework. Also looks at: design, construction and refurbishment; occupation and maintenance; residents' voice; competence; guidance and monitoring to support building safety; products; building information; procurement and supply. Provides international examples which cover prescriptive frameworks, outcomes-based frameworks and industry involvement for a successful culture change.
History
Issued: 17/05/2018.
Subjects
- Legal issues and management
- Building control, England
- Special subject areas
- Health and safety
- Building control
- Fire
Publisher History
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, MHCLG, Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.