{"id":17790,"date":"2018-01-12T16:52:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T16:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=17790"},"modified":"2018-01-12T16:52:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T16:52:06","slug":"hackitt-report-into-building-regulations-and-fire-safety-post-grenfell-interim-update-calls-for-universal-shift-in-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=17790","title":{"rendered":"Hackitt report into \u2018Building Regulations and Fire Safety\u2019 post-Grenfell: Interim update \u2013 Calls for \u2018universal shift in culture\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/HackittReportDec2017.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17791\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/HackittReportDec2017-214x300.png\" alt=\"Hackitt Report Dec 2017\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Dame Judith Hackitt, chair of an independent review into building regulations and fire safety, has found that a \u2018universal shift in culture\u2019 is required to rebuild trust amongst residents of high-rise buildings and significantly improve the way that fire safety is assured.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>DCLG writes:<\/p>\n<p>Dame Judith Hackitt, who was appointed by government to lead an Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety following the Grenfell fire, has published her interim findings. Alongside her interim report, Dame Judith is calling on the construction industry, building owners, regulators and government to come together to address the \u2018shortcomings\u2019 identified so far.<\/p>\n<p>The interim report finds that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a culture change is required &#8211; with industry taking greater responsibility for what is built &#8211; this change needs to start now<\/li>\n<li>the current system for ensuring fire safety in high-rise buildings is not fit for purpose<\/li>\n<li>a clear, quick and effective route for residents to raise concerns and be listened to, must be created<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chair of the review, Dame Judith Hackitt said: \u2018I have found that the regulatory system for safely designing, constructing and managing buildings is not fit for purpose. The current system is highly complex and there is confusion about the roles and responsibilities at each stage. In many areas there is a lack of competence and accreditation. While this does not mean all buildings are unsafe, it does mean we need to build a more effective system for the future. That is why I am today calling for the construction industry, building owners, regulators and government to come together to identify how to overcome these shortcomings together.<\/p>\n<p>The interim report sets out 6 broad areas for change:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ensuring that regulation and guidance is risk-based, proportionate and unambiguous<\/li>\n<li>clarifying roles and responsibilities for ensuring that buildings are safe<\/li>\n<li>improving levels of competence within the industry<\/li>\n<li>improving the process, compliance and enforcement of regulations<\/li>\n<li>creating a clear, quick and effective route for residents\u2019 voices to be heard and listened to<\/li>\n<li>improving testing, marketing and quality assurance of products used in construction<\/li>\n<li>Dame Judith has consulted widely in developing her interim report and will continue to do so in the coming months before making her final recommendations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She continued: \u2018I have been deeply affected by the residents of high rise buildings I have met and I have learned so much from them. These buildings are their homes and their communities. They are proud of where they live, but their trust in the system has been badly shaken by events of the last few months. We need to rebuild that trust.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The independent review will now undertake its second phase of work \u2013 including targeted work in partnership with the sector and other stakeholders. A summit involving government and representatives from the building industry will take place in the New Year and a final report will be published in spring 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Review was commissioned in July 2017 and the terms of reference were published in August 2017. It is reporting to the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and the Home Secretary Amber Rudd and is examining:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the regulatory system around the design, construction and on-going management of buildings in relation to fire safety<\/li>\n<li>related compliance and enforcement issues<\/li>\n<li>international regulation and experience in this area<\/li>\n<li>The Review is complementary to the Public Inquiry. It is forward looking and focused on ensuring a sufficiently robust regulatory system for the future and to provide further assurance to residents that the complete system is working to ensure the buildings they live in are safe and remain so. The work of the Review will be shared with the Inquiry team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/interim-report-into-the-review-of-building-regulations-and-fire-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dame Judith Hackitt, chair of an independent review into building regulations and fire safety, has found that a \u2018universal shift in culture\u2019 is required to rebuild trust amongst residents of high-rise buildings and significantly improve the way that fire safety &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=17790\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17792,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17790\/revisions\/17792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}