The Government has published its latest progress report on implementing the recommendations from the final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. It confirms that another nine of the 58 recommendations have been completed, making 28 in total, with all of them expected to be implemented by the end of 2029 including those that require legislation.
The latest progress report, delivered by new Building Safety Minister Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE, highlights that the Building Advisory Committee and Fire Safety Working Group are now both fully operational and that £13 million has been made available to UK higher education institutions to help develop the next generation of fire engineering professionals. The Interim Chief Construction Adviser, Thouria Istephan, has also published a final report ahead of the end of her 12‐month term, setting out how she has supported building safety reform and the development of the permanent Chief Construction and Scientific Adviser role.
With a number of the Inquiry’s recommendations focused on reforming building control, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has written to all local authorities highlighting plans to strengthen local building control services, which include new funding to address workforce shortages and reforms to how local authorities charge for building control work.