Building Safety Bill is ‘industry’s opportunity to embrace far-reaching change’

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2021-07-06T06:14:00

Legislation plans regulator for buildings over 18m, new homes ombudsman and tougher regulatory framework for construction products

The Building Safety Bill is a pivotal moment in the history of UK construction and the industry must embrace the chance to make far-reaching reforms, the head of the Construction Industry Council has said.

Chief executive Graham Watts told Building it was critical that industry stepped up as the government published its long-awaited legislation intended to force changes in an industry whose collective failures have been unflinchingly exposed by the ongoing Grenfell Inquiry.

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