All cladding articles – Page 2
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NewsGove promises ‘reputational consequences’ for products firms after cladding talks break down
Housing secretary said he would do “whatever it takes” to hold firms to account for the building safety crisis
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NewsPickles denies being ‘spectacularly out of touch’ with own department on building regulations
Former housing minister gets number of victims wrong in tense exchanges with Grenfell QC
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NewsFire safety review before Grenfell not delayed by deregulation, Eric Pickles tells inquiry
Former housing secretary calls claims made by officials they were hampered by red tape cuts “ludicrous”
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NewsFormer minister denies deregulation was prioritised over life safety before Grenfell fire
James Wharton tells inquiry he thought regulations had been “fit for purpose and working well”
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NewsFatal 2009 cladding fire not ‘severe’ enough to prompt investigation into similar buildings, Grenfell inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admits being ‘horrified’ by senior building control officer’s misunderstanding of fire safety guidance
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NewsSenior civil servant admits missing opportunities to address risks of ACM cladding
Brian Martin tells Grenfell Inquiry he ‘struggles to understand’ why he did not take action
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NewsCivil servant knew there was a ‘clear risk’ of a major ACM fire three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Brian Martin failed to warn fire and rescue chief and instead ‘lulled’ him into false sense of security
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NewsSenior civil servant ‘forgot’ to clarify ambiguous fire safety guidance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admitted he ‘completely underestimated’ hazard posed by deadly ACM panels
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NewsPeople expected to ‘work out for themselves’ what fire regs meant, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Former civil servant in charge of the rules admits it was “evident” the approach had not worked
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NewsSenior official had not questioned ‘inappropriate’ fire ratings for cladding before Grenfell tragedy, inquiry hears
’Class 0’ rating was used for external walls until 2018 despite being based on how fire behaves indoors
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FeaturesThe true cost of Gove’s new cladding policy on the housing sector
Michael Gove’s announcement that housebuilders will foot the £4bn cladding repair bill sparked a share price nosedive. Is the City overreacting?
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NewsFormer senior civil servant’s ‘deep regret’ building regs were not revised following cladding warnings
Grenfell Inquiry told that fears over widespread use of ACM panels ‘should have been gripped better’
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NewsLead fire safety official described ACM panels as going ‘whoosh!’ when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Email sent by Brian Martin 18 months before Grenfell fire
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NewsGovernment ‘squeezed’ resources of building safety review after cladding fire, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Team working on changes to fire safety rules were working on a ‘less than bare bones’ capacity, senior official says
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NewsDeregulation drive slowed down review of fire safety guidance, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials expanded review into wider look at building regulation because of requirement to remove more rules than were added
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NewsGovernment considered replacing building control with insurance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Radical measure was one option presented to ministers as part of drive to cut red tape
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NewsGovernment official apologises for ‘muddled’ wording in fire safety guidance
Fire safety lead tells Grenfell Inquiry that wording of guidance on cladding ‘should have been better’
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NewsSenior official denies government ‘covered up’ cladding dangers
Disastrous 2001 test results on cladding panels used on Grenfell were not made public until this year
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NewsBRE manager did not tell minister that ACM had failed fire test 16 years before Grenfell
Debbie Smith denied reaching agreement with senior official to withhold key details about cladding from minister in meeting three days after fire, inquiry hears
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NewsBRE staff may never have received impartiality training, Grenfell inquiry hears
Testing house’s former managing director admits lack of formal training regime was a ‘weakness’