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New social housing, decarbonisation and a second phase of the Building Safety Fund all feature in Welsh Government’s three-year Draft Budget published on Monday. The plans announced by finance minister Rebecca Evans set out spending plans for 2022/23 and indicative… Read more »
Welsh Government will pay for fire safety surveys and establish a Fire Safety – Building Passport scheme for multi-occupied residential buildings over 11m, climate change minister Julie James announced on Monday. In a written statement, the minister hailed steps already… Read more »
Housing Minister Julie James has set out extensive reforms she said would give Wales the most comprehensive building safety regime in the UK and provide residents with a stronger voice. Proposals in the Building Safety White Paper cover all multi-occupied… Read more »
Welsh Government will reform the system regulating fire safety in high-rise buildings. Housing and local government minister Julie James will tell the Assembly later today (Tuesday) that she will consider new legislation to replace the current Fire Safety Order and… Read more »
Welsh housing associations have teamed up with the fire service to launch what they claim is the UK’s first co-ordinated fire safety partnership for housing. The Primary Authority Scheme has been set up by Community Housing Cymru (CHC) in partnership… Read more »
Welsh Government has launched a consultation on banning the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise housing blocks. The consultation will run for eight weeks from today (19 July) until 13 September and follows consultation on a ban… Read more »
Dame Judith Hackitt has called for radical reform of the regulatory system in her independent review of the building regulations and fire safety but stopped short of calling for an outright ban on combustible cladding. However, action could still follow… Read more »
Making sure that residents are safe is the most important thing after the Grenfell Tower fire, not playing a blame game, says Sharon Morden. More than nine months after the tragic events at Grenfell it’s plain to see why the… Read more »
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