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Protection board takes ‘responsibility’ for ACM buildings

04 Dec 2019

THE BOARD, chaired by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), has now ‘taken responsibility for the safety’ of all 318 UK high rises that still have aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding.

Grenfell survivors warn safety delays ‘will cost lives’

04 Dec 2019

GRENFELL UNITED and campaigners have warned the leaders of the political parties that ‘more will die’ unless combustible cladding is ‘urgently’ removed from high rise residential buildings’.

‘Serious issues’ at Sunderland flats result in large fines

04 Dec 2019

TYNE AND Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) prosecuted three men over two houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in the city, which presented a ‘serious risk to life’ through fire safety failures.

Another ‘rogue’ landlord prosecuted

04 Dec 2019

LATIF REHMAN was prosecuted by Dudley Council over breaches of an emergency prohibition order relating to a house in multiple occupation (HMO).

Camden Council sues Grenfell contractor for cladding costs

03 Dec 2019

THE COUNCIL has sued Rydon and other firms for funds to cover its costs for removing and replacing combustible cladding on five of its own high rise blocks.

Bolton block ‘16cm too short’ for combustible ban

03 Dec 2019

THE CUBE block in Bolton, which caught fire in November, was measured as 17.84m tall – meaning it was ‘just 16cm’ under the height that would have seen its combustible cladding legally banned.

Enforcement notices served at other Worcester Park blocks

03 Dec 2019

THE ESTATE in London, which saw a fire in September destroy a block, has been served 16 enforcement notices by London Fire Brigade (LFB) owned by the same housing company.

NFCC responds to sprinkler consultation

03 Dec 2019

THE NATIONAL Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) ‘champions and demands’ the increased use of sprinklers ‘across the board’, as well as lowering the height threshold from 11m ‘as a minimum’.

Government denies it is ‘no longer checking’ fire safety inbox

03 Dec 2019

AN OFFICIAL from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) had told a tower block resident that the inbox for expressing safety concerns was ‘no longer in use’.

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