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The House of Commons MHCLG Committee has taken evidence from Dame Judith Hackitt and Housing Minister Kit Malthouse on the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety<\/h2>\n

In the session, Dame Judith accepted that independent Approved Inspectors<\/a> (AIs) would have an important role to play in a future system of building regulations, confirming that\u00a0<\/strong>AIs currently adhere to higher competency standards than their local authority counterparts.<\/p>\n

Dame Judith said: \u201cThey do have a point when they say that their levels of competence are higher than those of local authority building control.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, she rejected claims from the ACAI that independent Approved Inspectors would have a reduced role in signing off high rise buildings under her proposals, claiming that they would probably have \u201cmore work\u201d after their implementation.<\/p>\n

Responding to the committee session, ACAI<\/a> Chairman Paul Wilkins said: \u201cWe are pleased to see Dame Judith recognise the high level of competence that exists in the private sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat concerns us is that her Review \u2013 which the Government has accepted in full \u2013 fails to provide a solution which will effectively make the most of the competence and standards which she praises.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile she claims that AIs will have \u2018more work\u2019, it is not clear how this will play out in practice nor is it obvious how local authorities will be able to manage the additional workload.<\/p>\n

\u201cFundamentally, piling more responsibility onto underfunded, overstretched, short-staffed and under-qualified local authorities will not lead to safer buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge ministers to review its decision to hand sole oversight of inspections on high rise buildings to local authorities if we are to avoid another Grenfell-style tragedy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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