2020 will be forever synonymous with the global pandemic. The
end of the year saw the approval of vaccines and with that a hope
to an end, or at least the taming, of the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst
this has dominated the media in 2020, there has been momentum in
the press and Parliament about the continuing problem of dangerous
cladding.
A summary of the unfolding story board is below.
- After the tragedy of Grenfell Tower there was an independent
inquiry lead by Dame Judith Hackitt concerning fire safety. Her
report, Building a Safer Future, was released on 17th
May 2018. The consequence was the shake up of building regulations
to deal with the perceived shortcomings in the old regulations in
relation to high rise buildings and fire safety. The Government was
advised by an independent expert advisory panel, and an Industry
Response Group.
