Fire safety

• Councils given power to remove unsafe cladding from private buildings

  Local authorities have been given the power to strip unsafe cladding from private residential buildings over 18 metres tall.

  

• Twelve councils given funding to remove unsafe cladding

  The Government has released the first £248m of a fund to pay for the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding from high-rise tower blocks.

  

• Council to retrofit tower block sprinkler systems

  Leicester City Council is to start retrofitting sprinkler systems to five council tower blocks next month following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

  

• Partial ban on flammable cladding ‘does not go far enough’, firefighters warn

  The Government has announced new measures to support homebuyers, get more homes built, improve building safety and create a 'Commonwealth Games legacy.'

  

• Council puts tenants at risk by neglecting fire safety regulations

  Arun District Council put tenants at risk by failing to meet statutory health and safety requirements in relation to fire and water safety, regulator finds.

  

• Government pledges action on unsafe fire doors

  Fire doors from five suppliers have failed to meet minimum safety standards, according to government inspectors.

  

• Rethinking safety

  The publication of the Building a Safer report provides an opportunity for the construction industry to consider how we can best move forward across a diverse range of areas to ensure effective fire safety in the future.

  

• MPs call for sprinklers to be fitted to all high-rise residential buildings

  The Government should provide funding to enable councils to fit sprinklers in all high-rise residential buildings to avoid another tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire, MPs have argued today.

  

• Belfast secures injunction over controversial Unionist bonfire

  Belfast City Council has successfully secured a court injunction to get the height of a controversial bonfire reduced.

  

• Dangerous cladding found on 297 private tower blocks

  The Government has pledged to support council efforts to improve private building safety after figures show 297 private sector high-rise residential buildings have unsafe cladding.