Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 65
65
Deferred
Paragraph: 194
We are not persuaded that third-party certification alone would provide the transparency and accountability that...
Conclusion
We are not persuaded that third-party certification alone would provide the transparency and accountability that we and the Hackitt report have previously recommended and still believe that details of test failures and re-run tests should also be made publicly available.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees that third-party certification alone is insufficient for transparency and accountability, and has announced an independent review into testing, deferring action until its findings are considered.
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Paragraph Reference:
194
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
The Government agrees with the Committee that third-party certification alone is unlikely to provide the improvements in transparency and accountability that we also think are needed. The Government has announced an independent review into testing. The review will identify gaps and risks in the testing and certification system, and the Government will then consider how to respond to the findings.
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