The government is to implement improved, safer building regulations after plans were unveiled today, 18 December.

These plans come courtesy of recommendations made by Dame Judith Hackitt in her review of building regulations and fire safety published following the Grenfell Tower fire.

Building a Safer Future, commits the government to a programme of reform over the coming years which will:

• Take forward all of the recommendations in the Hackitt review

• Create a more effective regulatory and accountability framework to provide greater oversight of the industry


• Introduce clearer standards and guidance, including establishing a new Standards Committee to advise on construction product and system standards and regulations

• Put residents at the heart of the new system of building safety, empowering them with more effective routes for engagement and redress

• Help to create a culture change and a more responsible building industry, from design, through to construction and management.

The government will establish the Joint Regulators' Group to trial elements of a new regulatory system ahead of any new proposed legislation.

Secretary of State for Communities, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP said: "There is nothing more important than being safe in your own home and I am determined to improve building safety.

"My plan for stronger, tougher rules will make sure there is no hiding place for those who flout building safety rules.

"By making people responsible and more accountable for safety, we will create a more rigorous system so residents will always have peace of mind that they are safe in their own homes."

(CM/MH)