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Independent review of building regulations

Status: Closed Opened: 8 Dec 2017 Closed: 23 Oct 2019 2 reports
Inquiry scopeThe Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has decided to follow-up its work on the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety by holding further evidence sessions on the immediate and longer-term changes needed to improve the safety of residential tower blocks, and how improvements can be applied more widely in the construction industry. The Committee plans to hear from representatives from the construction industry, fire safety experts, and other stakeholders as well as the Government before the summer recess. The Committee will seek to explore what immediate, specific changes need to be made to regulations to make residential tower blocks safe, and remain safe throughout their life-cycle. It will also look at how the longer term systemic and cultural changes proposed by the Independent Review can be implemented, and how these apply to the construction industry more widely.

Reports

2 reports

Oral evidence sessions

7 sessions

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Correspondence

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22 Oct 2019 To committee Letter from Viscount Younger on combustible building materials, dated 25 September 2019
10 Sep 2019 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Housing Minister on combustible building materials, dated 9 September 2019
4 Sep 2019 — Briefing on HPL Large-Scale Test and Non-ACM Materials
4 Sep 2019 To committee Letter from NFCC to Chair, regarding fire drills in blocks of flats - dated 25 July 2019
4 Sep 2019 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing to Chair, regarding building regulations - dated 24 July 2019
23 Jul 2019 To committee Letter from Lord Porter, former Chair of the LGA, regarding building regulations, dated 15 July 2019
23 Jul 2019 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing, Kit Malthouse regarding building regulations, dated 16 July 2019
16 Jul 2019 To committee Letter from National Housing Federation regarding cladding materials, dated 12 July 2019
16 Jul 2019 — Briefing from Rockwool on non-ACM combustible materials
25 Jun 2019 From committee Letter to the Minister of State for Housing, regarding building regulations and fire safety, 25 June 2019
18 Jun 2019 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State regarding the removal of flammable cladding materials
5 Jun 2019 To committee Letter from Kit Malthouse on replacement of combustible cladding materials, dated 23 May 2019
21 May 2019 From committee Letter to Secretary of State from the Chair regarding cladding removal, dated 20 May 2019
21 May 2019 From committee Letter to Chair from the Secretary of State regarding combustible cladding replacement, dated 13 May 2019
24 Apr 2019 To committee Letter from Chair replying to Kit Malthouse regarding building regulations, dated 24 April 2019
24 Apr 2019 To committee Letter from the Housing Minister, Kit Malthouse, to the Chair, regarding building safety, dated 11 April 2019
26 Mar 2019 To committee Letter from Kit Malthouse MP, Minister for Housing, regarding Building Regulations, 20 March 2019
12 Mar 2019 — Briefing from Rockwool on bespoke test method for cladding materials
12 Mar 2019 To committee Letter from RLA to Chair regarding ACM cladding - dated 22 February 2019
12 Mar 2019 To committee Letter from ACAI to Kevin Hollinrake MP regarding building regulations - dated 18 February 2019
26 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from the Minister for Housing and Homelessness regarding the Mobile Homes Act 2013 - 12 February 2019
26 Feb 2019 From committee Letter to the Chair from Kit Malthouse, the Minister of State for Housing and Local Government regarding Independent Review of Building Regulations - dated 19th February 2019
26 Feb 2019 From committee Letter to the Chair from Kit Malthouse, the Minister of State for Housing and Local Government regarding Independent Review of Building Regulations - dated 19th February 2019
26 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from the Chair to Kit Malthouse with attached supporting documents regarding Independent Review of Building Regulations - dated 25 January 2019
22 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from Secretary of State to Chair regarding combustible materials - dated 16 January 2019
9 Jan 2019 — SoS to Chair regarding Grenfell Tower and Building Safety – dated 20 December 2018
12 Dec 2018 — Letter for Chair to SoS regarding combustible cladding - 10.12.2018
14 Nov 2018 — Chair to Secretary of State regarding Part P - 13.11.2018
2 Nov 2018 — Secretary of State to Chair regarding Part P-24.10.2018
11 Oct 2018 — RB Kensington and Chelsea regarding Grenfell – 18.09.2012
14 Sep 2018 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding Vitracore G2 cladding, 13 September 2018
14 Sep 2018 — Correspondence with the Managing Director, Kingspan Insulation Britain & Ireland, and the Sales Director, Valcan, regarding Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, September 2018
14 Sep 2018 To committee Letter from the Senior Vice President, Rockwool Group, regarding fire safety tests, 17 August 2018
7 Aug 2018 From committee Letter to the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, regarding Part P of the building regulations, 26 July 2018
25 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, regarding the Committee's report on the Independent review of building regulations: next steps, 24 July 2018
24 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Tom Sammons, regarding Independent Review of Building Regulations, 13 July 2018
24 Jul 2018 From committee Letter to the Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP, Councillor Elizabeth Campbell, Leader of the Council, and Barry Quirk, Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, regarding Local authority support for residents affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, 23 Jul
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Kit Malthouse MP, Minister of State for Housing, to the Chair, 16 July 2018
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Rockwool, regarding fire test results, 16 July 2018
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Valcan Ltd, regarding test results, 12 July 2018
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Kingspan regarding materials fire test results, 6 July 2018
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from the Local Government Association, regarding the independent review, 12 July 2018
16 Jul 2018 — NHBC technical response to the Hackitt Review
16 Jul 2018 — Correspondence with C S Todd & Associates Ltd, regarding building regulations, July 2018
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Sir David Amess MP, regarding fire safety APPG, 15 June 2018
16 Jul 2018 — Correspondence with Aspire, regarding combustible materials, July 2018
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Grundfos Pumps Ltd, regarding building regulations, 11 July 2018
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Phillip Sacre, regarding cultural problems in the building industry, 4 June 2018
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Barry Hembling, Fladgate, regarding the Hackitt Review, 6 July 2018
16 Jul 2018 From committee Letter to the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, from the Chair, regarding combustible building materials, 28 June 2018
16 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, to Chair, regarding combustible building materials, 6 July 2018
11 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from British Board of Agrément following evidence session on 28 June, on Independent Review of Building Regulations, 29 June 2018
10 Jul 2018 — Business Sprinkler Alliance - submission on the Independent Review
10 Jul 2018 — Safer Structures Campaign response to final Hackitt Review report
10 Jul 2018 — Residential Landlords Association response to final Hackitt Review report
10 Jul 2018 — Building Engineering Services Association response to final Hackitt Review report, June 2018
10 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Sir Ken Knight, Chair of the Independent Expert Advisory Panel
10 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from National Fire Chiefs Council following evidence session on 28 June, on Independent Review of Building Regulations, 29 June 2018
10 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Rockwool Group following evidence session on 28 June on Independent Review of Building Regulations, 29 June 2018
10 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Royal Institute of British Architects following evidence session on 28 June, on Independent Review of Building Regulations
10 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Construction Products Association, following evidence session on 28 June, on Independent Review of Building Regulations, 29 June 2019
10 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from Dr Jonathan Evans, MCRMA, regarding combustible building materials, 2 July 2018
10 Jul 2018 To committee Letter from NAPIT regarding Part P and the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, 20 June 2018
12 Jun 2018 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, regarding the use of desktop studies in assessing the safety of building materials, 31 May 2018
22 May 2018 From committee Letter to the Chair from Dr David Rush, Lecturer in Structural Engineering, University of Edinburgh, regarding combustible building materials, 14 May 2018
22 May 2018 From committee Letter to the Chair from David Metcalfe, Director, and Dr Stephen Ledbetter, Consultant, Centre for Window and Cladding Technology, regarding combustible building materials, 10 May 2018
18 May 2018 — Correspondence from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, 17 May 2018
9 May 2018 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing regarding combustible materials, 1 May 2018
1 May 2018 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, regarding the use of desktop studies in assessing the safety of building materials, 30 April 2018
24 Apr 2018 — Correspondence from the Chair to Dame Judith Hackitt regarding building regulations, dated 23 April 2018
18 Apr 2018 — Correspondence with Minister of State for Housing regarding combustible materials, 15 March 2018
13 Mar 2018 To committee Letter from Dame Judith Hackitt to the Chair regarding the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, 5 March 2018
30 Jan 2018 To committee Letter from the Chair to Dame Judith Hackitt relating to Independent Review, 30 January 2018
30 Jan 2018 To committee Letter from Dame Judith Hackitt to the Chair relating to Independent Review, 11 January 2018
9 Jan 2018 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety on following the evidence session of 18 December 2017, 9 January 2018