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Proposals for a new regulatory system for high-rise buildings – resident roadshows 11/07/2019 Labelled as Consultation

Following publication of the Government consultation paper on proposals for a new regulatory system for high-rise buildings the Housing Ministry has announced a series of Resident Roadshows to explain the proposals to tenants and residents of high-rise buildings.

 

The consultation paper "Building a safer future" sets out how the Government plans to overhaul the regulatory system for high rise residential buildings through:

 

  • Clearer responsibilities for those building or managing these buildings;
  • A stronger voice in the system and better information for residents;
  • Greater oversight by regulators; and
  • Tougher enforcement when things go wrong.

 

The closing date for responses to the consultation paper is 31 July 2019.

 

ARCH Chief Executive John Bibby has been invited to a roundtable meeting with Housing Ministry officials on 18 July and the Ministry published a first issue of a Building Safety Programme Bulletin on 5 July, including plans for a series of roadshows for residents at which residents will be able to meet Ministry officials to hear more about the proposals in the consultation paper and express their views on the proposals directly to the Ministry.

 

The events are taking place in Birmingham on 15 July, Leeds on 16 July, Nottingham on 19 July, Newcastle on 23 July and Bristol on 26 July.

 

Any tenants or residents interested in attending one of the events can book a place by clicking on the links below.

 

 

The ARCH Board held an initial discussion on a response to the proposals in the consultation paper at its Board meeting on 4 July.

 

We believe that the timescale for responding to such a complex set of proposals is too short and will be making this point however we invite ARCH member councils to forward their views and comments on the proposal to ARCH Policy Adviser Matthew Warburton Matthew.warburton@arch-housing.org.uk by Monday 23 July to help inform an ARCH response to the consultation paper.

 

If your council is making a formal response to the consultation paper, it would be helpful if you could copy ARCH into your response.

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