New Watchdog Tells England's High-Rise Builders To 'Get Your Act Together'

High-rise builders with poor fire safety records will be targeted by a new watchdog with the power to mount civil and criminal prosecutions, its chief inspector has said in his first interview. Peter Baker said he was “determined that the new building safety regime prevents anything like the Grenfell tragedy from ever happening again” and he hoped to avoid any repeat of the building safety crisis that has landed hundreds of thousands of leaseholders with huge bills to fix fire safety faults. He said the regulator would deter builders from “dodging and weaving” safety responsibilities, and he warned firms to “pull their bootstraps up” or risk sanctions. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/05/peter-baker-buildings-watchdog-england-get-your-act-together-grenfell