Protection Consultation Responses

Protection Consultation Responses

The PPRU has been involved in responding to a number of key Government and industry consultations which will form the basis of an improved building safety system. These include for 2020/21: 

• MHCLG: Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure: NFCC response  (February 1st)
• RICS Draft Guidance Note - Valuation of properties in multi-storey, multi-occupancy residential buildings with cladding, 1st edition - NFCC Response (January 25)
• MHCLG Architects Act Consultation NFCC Response (January 22)
• MHCLG Domestic Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Consultation – Proposals to Extend Regulations (January 11th)
• MHCLG Raising accessibility standards for new homes - NFCC Response (December 1st) 
• Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Consultation The Future of the Planning System in England - NFCC Response (October 29th)
• MHCLG Planning for the Future Consultation - NFCC Response (October 29th)
• Draft Scottish Advice Note: Determining the fire risk posed by external wall systems in existing multi-storey residential buildings - NFCC Response (October 24th)
• Fire and Rescue Authorities becoming statutory consultees in the development management process - NFCC Response (October 21st) 
• Home Office Fire Safety Order - NFCC Response  (October 12th) 
• Pre White Paper: Welsh Government Building Safety Position Statement (September 30th)
• Select Committee Call for Evidence on the Draft Building Safety Bill (September 14th)
• Call for Evidence: Progress in remediating dangerous cladding: Public Accounts Committee (July 2nd)
• Review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings: MHCLG  (May 22nd)
• Call for Evidence: Cladding: progress on remediation: HCLG Select Committee (May 18th)
• Guide to the Design of Balconies and Terraces Draft for Public Consultation (March 3rd)
• Fire Safety: Risk Prioritisation in Existing Buildings – A Call for Evidence (February 26th)
• The Future Homes Standard: 2019 Consultation on changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new dwellings (February 7th)

Our protection focused responses to consultations pre 2020 can be found on NFCC’s Consultation responses page.