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Two ACM wall cladding systems pass latest government fire safety test
17/08/2017
Following failures of 3 types of wall cladding systems tested, two further combinations of wall cladding systems containing Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) have passed the government’s latest safety tests.
Results of the first 5 tests have now been published. Results of the remaining 2 large-scale tests will be published when they are available.
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Plan to end homelessness – have your say
17/08/2017
Homeless charity Crisis are developing a plan to end homelessness in Britain and are running a major consultation to gather the evidence and opinions of those who know homelessness and related issues best.
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111 buildings fail second in series of fire safety tests
03/08/2017
Following completion of the second in series of fire safety tests of cladding and insulation combinations by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) the government have announced that 111 buildings have failed this latest test.
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Councils expected to fund fire safety works themselves
John Bibby -
03/08/2017
In a letter to local authorities Secretary of State, Sajid Javid has said that the government expects councils to fund measures designed to make buildings fire safe and to draw on their existing resources to do so.
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Benefit to Society Project update
John Bibby -
03/08/2017
ARCH is supporting the Benefit to Society Project which has been created to tackle the often unfair reporting in the media on social housing and the stigma social housing tenants experience.
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