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BAFE responds to government fire safety consultation

21 Feb 2020

THE ORGANISATION shared its response to the consultation on risk prioritisation in existing buildings, which closed at the beginning of this week.

Greater Manchester mayors and residents lobby government

21 Feb 2020

GREATER MANCHESTER and Salford’s mayors have called on the government to ‘take immediate action to support high rise residents living in unsafe buildings’, alongside residents’ groups.

Grenfell inquiry sees further delay

19 Feb 2020

THE INQUIRY may not resume until 2 March due to the new attorney general requiring the time to make a decision on witnesses’ demands from immunity from prosecution over testimony.

Sprinklers proposed for ‘every’ Solihull council high rise

21 Feb 2020

A FEASIBILITY report commissioned by Solihull Council that looked into retrofitting sprinklers in all of the council’s high rises ‘confirmed it can be done’.

Housing association ‘failed to complete’ FRA actions

20 Feb 2020

GOLDING HOMES was punished by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) after over 100 ‘high-risk’ fire safety actions identified in fire risk assessments (FRAs) were left ‘outstanding for months’

AFA business response to end in Bristol

20 Feb 2020

AVON FIRE and Rescue Service (AFRS) has announced that its crews will ‘no longer respond’ to automatic fire alarms (AFAs) at businesses in Bristol ‘until a blaze is confirmed’.

Salford blocks see sprinklers fitted

19 Feb 2020

THE 12 blocks run by housing company ForHousing in the city have seen sprinklers fitted in a £5m scheme, after over 100 residents expressed concerns post Grenfell.

Southend high rises could see sprinklers fitted

19 Feb 2020

NEW PLANS from Southend Council could see ‘every high-rise tower block’ in the town retrofitted with sprinkler systems, as a response to the government’s fire safety reforms.

Hackitt criticises construction industry ‘excuses’

18 Feb 2020

DAME JUDITH Hackitt was critical of the sector’s ‘excuses’ for slow pace of change post Grenfell, and called its common practices ‘gob-smacking’.

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