RICS says indemnity scheme for fire risk assessments on high-rise blocks will ease current bottlenecks

By Tom Lowe2021-02-12T06:00:00

Government initiative targeted at professionals unable to obtain insurance to sign off forms

The professional institute for surveyors has promised to work urgently to make sure a new indemnity scheme for professionals signing off EWS1 fire safety assessments for cladding is rolled out as quickly as possible to increase the number of checks.

The state-backed scheme, announced by the government earlier this week, would be targeted at qualified professionals unable to obtain professional indemnity insurance (PII) for the completion of the EWS1 forms.

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