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The new Interim Measures Alarm Fund will further incentivise the installation of common fire alarms in buildings waiting for remediation works to be completed.
The government has launched a consultation as part of commitment to introduce mandatory certification for fire risk assessors in wake of Grenfell Tower tragedy
Letters appointing Best Value Inspectors in relation to West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority.
Greater clarity and accountability will be brought to fire and building safety from the transfer of Ministerial responsibility from the Home Office to MHCLG
A government review has been published today which will help to bolster the resilience of the 999-call handling system following a technical fault in June 2023.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Letters of thanks from Home Secretary James Cleverly to all police, fire and rescue service workers.
Lee Freeman and Michelle Skeer take up dual roles as His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary in England and Wales and Inspector of Fire and Rescue in England.
Fire and rescue authorities will be able to carry out stringent new record checks, helping fire and rescue services protect the public and their staff.
Commencement regulations for new fire safety legal provisions within section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 have been laid in Parliament.
More leaseholders in high-rise homes will be spared unfair bills for building safety as £4.5 billion Building Safety Fund opens for new applications.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Many leaseholders will for the first time be legally protected from unfair bills to make their homes safe as measures in the Building Safety Act 2022 come into force.
New improvements to fire safety guidance form part of a wider update to tighten building regulations and provide clearer fire safety rules for the design or construction of residential developments.
Robust reforms to fire safety introduced to strengthen fire and rescue services, putting the majority of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations into law.
The government has revealed a wide-ranging agreement that will see industry contribute £5 billion to address the building safety scandal.
Letter from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove to the Construction Products Association.
Letter setting out the agreed principles between each participant developer and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Letter from Michael Gove to the Home Builders Federation on proposals to pay for building safety.
Tough new measures that will force industry to pay to remove cladding and protect leaseholders from exorbitant costs have been unveiled by Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove.
A letter from DLUHC to developers on Heads of Terms for a memorandum of understanding.
Leaseholders will be further protected from rip off, misused fire safety measures thanks to new government funding to remove so-called Waking Watch patrols.
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