Government set to pull controversial EWS1 form advice

By Carl Brown2022-01-10T10:34:00

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Long-awaited removal of building safety guidance expected imminently

The government is reportedly set to withdraw its advice about the use of controversial EWS1 building safety forms immediately.

The government said housing secretary Michael Gove will later today “unveil a package of measures to restore common sense to the industry and end the situation of buildings being declared unsafe when they are not”.

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