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Marking the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, London Councils is calling for the government to ensure that it established a fire safety regime that is ‘fit for purpose’.
London boroughs have welcomed the series of measures brought in by national government in the years following the Grenfell Tower fire, which exposed serious issues with the building safety regulatory regime and revealed the serious fire safety risks in properties in London and across the country.
London Councils is calling for: government legislation and funding to consider a building’s overall fire risk; robust powers for councils to enforce fire safety in leaseholder-owned properties; and significant investment in social housing.
The 2021 Fire Safety Act and Building Safety Bill included in the Queen’s Speech only apply to buildings taller than 18 metres or with more than six storeys. Boroughs question this threshold as buildings below 18 metres have proved a real danger to life. In June 2019, a serious fire at Samuel Garside House in Barking, which is six storeys high and just under 18 metres tall, required 79 households to flee to safety as the building went up in flames within minutes.
London Councils is calling for legislation to be based on the overall risk profile of a building, not an arbitrary height measurement.
Darren Rodwell, London Councils’ Executive Member for Housing & Planning, said: “The Londoners who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire must not be forgotten. This tragedy should never have happened, and we must ensure it never happens again. Boroughs want to work with government to ensure all residents are safe and feel safe in their homes. Four years on from Grenfell, further and faster action is required to ensure a fit for purpose fire safety regime.
“In my own borough of Barking and Dagenham, we have seen that buildings below the 18-metre threshold for the government’s funding and legislation can still pose a real threat to residents’ lives, and I know local authorities across the capital agree. We need significant investment from government in social housing to address our residents’ legitimate concerns about fire safety and ensure they can live in homes which meet their needs.”
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