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A new regulator for construction products has been established to ensure materials used to build homes are made safely<\/h2>\n

The regulator for construction products<\/a> will have the power to remove any product from the market that presents a significant safety risk and prosecute any companies who flout the rules on product safety.<\/p>\n

This follows recent testimony to the Grenfell Inquiry<\/a> that shone a light on the dishonest practice by some manufacturers of construction products, including deliberate attempts to rig the results of safety tests.<\/p>\n

The regulator for construction products will have strong enforcement powers including the ability to conduct its own product-testing when investigating concerns.<\/p>\n

Businesses must ensure that their products are safe before being sold in addition to testing products against safety standards.<\/p>\n

\u2018Action is required now\u2019<\/h3>\n

Housing secretary Robert \u202fJenrick<\/a>, said: \u201cThe Grenfell Inquiry has heard deeply disturbing allegations of malpractice by some construction product manufacturers and their employees, and of the weaknesses of the present product testing regime.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are establishing a national regulator to address these concerns and a review into testing to ensure our national approach is fit for purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to listen to the evidence emerging in the inquiry, and await the judge\u2019s ultimate recommendation \u2013 but it is already clear that action is required now and that is what we are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Business minister and minister for London, Paul Scully, commented: \u201cWe all remember the tragic scenes at Grenfell Tower<\/a>, and the entirely justified anger which so many of us in London and throughout the UK continue to feel at the failings it exposed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis must never happen again, which is why we are launching a new national regulator for construction materials, informed by the expertise that already exists within the Office for Product Safety and Standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chair of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety Dame Judith Hackitt, added: \u201cThis is another really important step in delivering the new regulatory system for building safety. The evidence of poor practice and lack of enforcement in the past has been laid bare.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the industry itself starts to address its shortcomings I see a real opportunity to make great progress in conjunction with the national regulator.”<\/p>\n

The regulator will operate within the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) which will be expanded and given up to \u00a310m in funding to establish the new function.<\/p>\n

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