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NewsSenior official had not questioned 鈥榠nappropriate鈥� fire ratings for cladding before Grenfell tragedy, inquiry hears
鈥機lass 0鈥� rating was used for external walls until 2018 despite being based on how fire behaves indoors
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FeaturesThe true cost of Gove鈥檚 new cladding policy on the housing sector
Michael Gove鈥檚 announcement that housebuilders will foot the 拢4bn cladding repair bill sparked a share price nosedive. Is the City overreacting?聽
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NewsOfficials 鈥榙idn鈥檛 understand the risk鈥� of fire safety decisions, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials 鈥檒ost sight鈥� of important issues during deregulation drive, fire safety policy lead admits
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NewsGovernment official 鈥榩arroted鈥� industry protests on accreditation scheme for fire risk assessors
Grenfell Inquiry hears that official did 鈥渘othing鈥� to scrutinise claims by businesses that scheme would be too costly
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NewsGovernment guidance for fire risk assessors 鈥榖eyond a joke鈥�, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told that there had been a 鈥渂ackground of complacency鈥� on fire safety in the government in years before 2017 blaze
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NewsStep forward for 拢460m Kent hospital expansion plans
Developer offered land for 2,000 homes in exchange for building new facility for free
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NewsFormer senior civil servant鈥檚 鈥榙eep regret鈥� building regs were not revised following cladding warnings
Grenfell Inquiry told that fears over widespread use of ACM panels 鈥榮hould have been gripped better鈥�
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NewsLead fire safety official described ACM panels as going 鈥榳hoosh!鈥� when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Email sent by Brian Martin 18 months before Grenfell fire
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News鈥婫overnment 鈥榮queezed鈥� resources of building safety review after cladding fire, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Team working on changes to fire safety rules were working on a 鈥榣ess than bare bones鈥� capacity, senior official says
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NewsGovernment shares moral responsibility for fire safety clean-up, says Taylor Wimpey boss
Pete Redfern claims Grenfell Inquiry proceedings reveal role of government as negotiations with housebuilders over 拢4bn cladding bill continue
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NewsDeregulation drive slowed down review of fire safety guidance, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials expanded review into wider look at building regulation because of requirement to remove more rules than were added
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NewsGovernment considered replacing building control with insurance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Radical measure was one option presented to ministers as part of drive to cut red tape
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NewsPersimmon boss expects housebuilders will have to pay safety levy
Dean Finch says new charge most likely outcome of negotiations with government over cladding costs
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NewsGovernment official apologises for 鈥榤uddled鈥� wording in fire safety guidance
Fire safety lead tells Grenfell Inquiry that wording of guidance on cladding 鈥榮hould have been better鈥�
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NewsVistry profit trebles boosted by private completions and mixed-tenure sales
Housebuilder 鈥榝irmly on track鈥� to generate 拢1bn in partnerships revenue in 2022
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NewsSmaller housing firms say carbon proposals will 鈥榖reak鈥� them
Authors of Part Z amendments to building regulations told changes will hit SMEs hardest
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News鈥婼enior official denies government 鈥榗overed up鈥� cladding dangers
Disastrous 2001 test results on cladding panels used on Grenfell were not made public until this year
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NewsBRE manager did not tell minister that ACM had failed fire test 16 years before Grenfell
Debbie Smith denied reaching agreement with senior official to withhold key details about cladding from minister in meeting three days after fire, inquiry hears
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NewsBRE staff may never have received impartiality training, Grenfell inquiry hears
Testing house鈥檚 former managing director admits lack of formal training regime was a聽鈥榳eakness鈥�
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NewsGovernment published 鈥榗onfusing鈥� fire safety guidance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Document published in 2002 appeared to equate British standards with tougher European standards聽