Announcement by housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, dismissed as ‘too late’ by UK Cladding Action Group
- What has the Grenfell inquiry revealed about building materials?
Companies that make dangerous building materials such as those used at Grenfell Tower could be prosecuted and their products banned by a new watchdog announced by the government.
The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, said the new regulator for construction products was prompted by evidence at the public inquiry into the west London fire of “dishonest practice by some manufacturers … including deliberate attempts to game the system and rig the results of safety tests”.
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