Government commits to ‘system-wide’ construction products reform as CE marking deadline is extended again

By Carl Brown and Tom Lowe2024-09-03T10:57:00

Package of building safety measures include scrapping national fire testing standards and mandating sprinklers in care homes

The government has committed to a “system wide” reform of the construction products regulatory regime in order to respond to recommendations in the Grenfell Inquiry’s final report.

The use of CE marking for construction products will be indefinitely extended and the national classes for product certification will be abolished under a package of new measures announced yesterday by building safety minister Rushanara Ali.

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