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Recommendation 21
21
Acknowledged
We made it clear to the Department that professional indemnity insurance has been regularly brought...
Conclusion
We made it clear to the Department that professional indemnity insurance has been regularly brought to our attention by the industry and needs sorting as a priority.67 The Department told us that it is working with the Fire Industry Association and the Institution of Fire Engineers to look at the insurance barriers that prevent the existing fire engineers from conducting this work. It told us that Lord Greenhalgh, Minister for Building Safety, has been engaging with the insurance sector and has asked them to establish a solution the inability of professionals accessing insurance. The Department was positive on the progress of the work but told us that there are no clear solutions yet.68
Government response summary AI-generated
The department acknowledges the challenges with professional fire expertise and indemnity insurance, stating they have joint workstreams to address these issues. They are also working with industry to understand challenges in accessing affordable buildings insurance.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
5.4 The department is aware of challenges with the capacity of professional fire expertise and associated public indemnity insurance constraints. With industry, the department has several joint workstreams actively seeking to address this. 5.5 The department is also aware of challenges in accessing affordable buildings insurance for some blocks with building safety concerns. Officials are working with industry to understand this better.
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