Tower blocks across the UK could be at risk of fire safety failures because of a government delay in reviewing building regulations, experts have warned.
According to Inside Housing:
“The All-Party Parliamentary Fire Safety and Rescue Group has been calling for a review of building regulations for years.
Fire safety failings were uncovered following a devastating tower block fire at Lakanal House in south London in 2009, which killed six people. These failings included a lack of fire risk assessments, and panels on the outside walls not providing the necessary fire resistance.
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Housing minister Gavin Barwell said in the Commons last October that the government will review Part B of Building Regulations 2010, which relate to fire safety, “following the Lakanal House fire”.”