![]() ![]() Of these, this change in the law will only account for around 457, which are privately-owned.Ĭommenting on the regulations, Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union said: ![]() This data shows that there are around 2,135 high rise, and high risk, buildings, which are clad in combustible materials. ![]() The regulations, laid last week, mark the first change to fire safety legislation since the Grenfell Tower fire 18 months ago, and will enable councils to remove aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding on new buildings which are over 18-metres in height, as well as making limited exceptions for schools and hospitals.ĭespite the focus on ACM materials, evidence suggests that the government may be grossly underestimating the number of buildings clad in combustible materials. The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, has changed the law to allow local councils to remove cladding from some buildings.
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