1. Building Safety Update October 2019
Clare Severn
Building Safety Team
Welsh Government
Building Safety
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2. ‘Agenda’ Road Map What Next Other Issues Time for questions
Summary of Recommendations
What Next
Transparency offer
Focus on 18m+
Policy Development, White Papers and consultation
Other Issues
Cladding, Fire Doors
MHCLG – the Building Act 1984 (Section 38)
Time for questions
Building Safety
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3. A Road Map to Safer Buildings in Wales
The Building Safety Expert Group was established last year to provide Welsh Government with a clear and informed sense of the parameters of a Welsh response to the issues raised in ‘Hackitt’.
Membership included representatives from Fire and Rescue Services, Local Authorities, Approved Inspectors, the third sector and other relevant bodies. CHC was represent the sector and Newport City Homes also sat on the Group.
The road map provides a considered steer to the Welsh Government regarding its ongoing response to the issues raised by the Hackitt Review.
Recommendations in the road map flow through a buildings ‘life cycle’, from design and construction to occupancy. It discusses how these will require a new legislative framework to improve building safety.
expert-group-road-map_0.pdf
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4. Road Map – Key Recommendations
Design & Construction
Occupation
More robust enforcement during the building and development phase
Hard ‘stop’ points during construction and before occupation
Dutyholders (similar to CDM regs) with clear roles and responsibilities
Golden Thread
Dutyholders (similar to CDM regs) with clear roles and responsibilities
Golden Thread
Focus on residents:
Providing information
Engagement strategy
Complaints process
Escalating concerns
Ask on residents - access
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5. Road Map – Key Recommendations
Competence
Regulation & Enforcement
Keep an eye on what’s happening in England:
Greater focus on qualification – in the construction sector
Dutyholders being qualified (new qualifications potentially)
Public sector capacity – LA (environmental health & building control) and the FRS
Changes to the FSO – clarity and tightening
Ability of existing legislation to work better together in the interim
New ‘more powerful’ enforcement regime in the future
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6. What Next Policy Development, White Papers and consultation
Minister to confirm scope end of October
(Apple) White Paper planned for ‘summer’ 2020
Working groups, stakeholder events, consultation
Getting ahead of the game
Golden thread
Transparency offer
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7. Other Issues The Outside and the Inside ‘Joint inspections’
Cladding
Fire Doors
‘Joint inspections’
Of interest - MHCLG – the Building Act 1984 (Section 38)
Building Safety
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8. Time for questions?
Building Safety
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