All Building Safety Bill articles
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NewsGovernment faces fire safety bill rebellion
Conservative backbench amendment aims to make sure leaseholders do not pay cladding repair costs
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News
Chief of new building safety regulator appointed
HSE veteran Peter Baker to lead ‘biggest change in building safety for a generation’
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Comment
A big step forward in pursuit of safer products
The announcement of a regulator to hold the industry to account combines with work already under way to bring about much-needed improvement, says the CPA’s Peter Caplehorn
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News
Nearly half of high-rise buildings fitted with Grenfell cladding still have some in place
Government data says 17 buildings still have no plan at all to deal with problem
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Comment
What motivates firms to do the right thing?
There is a clear moral argument for placing building safety above all else, but the business case is what will sway many, says PRP’s Scott Sanderson
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News
Change now if you want to survive the new building safety regulator, Hackitt tells firms
Legislation due before parliament later this autumn
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Comment
The Building Safety Bill explained
Three lawyers detail what measures the new legislation is likely to contain and how it will operate
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Features
Could try harder: construction squares up to the new Building Safety Bill
The consensus seems to be that the ‘game-changing’ Building Safety Bill – out last week – is the government taking safety seriously. Now, writes Tom Lowe, it’s up to construction to up its game. He joins industry experts to see what needs to change
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Comment
The Building Safety Bill – the urgency of now
The new legislation will change the industry for the better, and not a moment too soon
