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A new poll has revealed doubts over plans to give local authorities more power to oversee the safety of high-rise buildings, following the Grenfell Tower fire<\/h2>\n

A ComRes survey, for the body representing the UK\u2019s independent building inspectors, of 2,000 people found that almost half (46%) of British adults say they are less confident in Local Authorities to oversee the safety of high-rise residential buildings<\/a>, as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire. Just over a third (36%) said their opinion has not changed, whilst fewer than one in ten (8%) say they are more confident.<\/p>\n

The survey comes ahead of the Government\u2019s upcoming response to the Hackitt Review which recommended giving sole oversight of the safety of high-rise buildings to local authorities.<\/p>\n

The Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety<\/a> was announced by the Government in July 2017 following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in which 72 people died when a huge fire engulfed the west London residential tower block.<\/p>\n

The Hackitt review was set up to make recommendations to ensure a sufficiently robust regulatory system was put in place and to give residents confidence that the buildings they live in are safe.<\/p>\n

The review examined building and fire safety regulations and related compliance and enforcement with the focus on multi-occupancy high-rise residential buildings.<\/p>\n

The review has attracted much response, with some criticising its failure to recommend banning combustible cladding and mandate the use of sprinklers. The Government has, however, announced a ban on cladding<\/a> on all new buildings over 18 metres.<\/p>\n

Some building experts have also criticised the reviews proposal to give local authorities \u201csole oversight\u201d<\/a> of high-risk residential buildings like Grenfell Tower. Independent private inspectors would be prevented from working on them.<\/p>\n

The Chairman of the Body which represents independent private building inspectors, the ACAI<\/a>, Paul Wilkins said: \u201cThe industry needs proper independent regulation if it is to prevent another tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current proposals risk undermining this by concentrating power in the hands of local authorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only way to restore public trust is to create a system with proper independent oversight of local authorities and independent inspectors with both being held to the same standards\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government must now listen to these concerns to implement a system that works, is open and transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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