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	* Construction Industry Council.		* Construction Industry Council.
	* Consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.		* Consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.
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	In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future CIC response to Building a Safer Future], following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.		In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future CIC response to Building a Safer Future], following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.

−	CIC's response proposes the creation of a Building Standards Agency (building on the initial ideas in the Hackitt report for a Joint Competent Authority) which would be tasked with oversight of both construction and building management, ensuring buildings are safe throughout their life.	+	CIC's response proposes the creation of a Building Standards Agency (building on the initial ideas in the Hackitt report for a [[Joint_Competent_Authority\|Joint Competent Authority]]) which would be tasked with oversight of both construction and building management, ensuring buildings are safe throughout their life.

	There was agreement among the CIC members that reforms which deliver all aspects of life safety in buildings are needed, and should be wider than those recommended in the Hackitt report. However, there was some disagreement about how those reforms should be achieved.		There was agreement among the CIC members that reforms which deliver all aspects of life safety in buildings are needed, and should be wider than those recommended in the Hackitt report. However, there was some disagreement about how those reforms should be achieved.
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−	* Analysis: Is Hackitt a turning point for the profession?	+	* [[Analysis:_Is_Hackitt_a_turning_point_for_the_profession?\|Analysis: Is Hackitt a turning point for the profession?]]
	* Construction Industry Council.		* Construction Industry Council.
	* Consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.		* Consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.
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	* ICE Grenfell Tower review.		* ICE Grenfell Tower review.

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	In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future CIC response to Building a Safer Future], following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.		In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future CIC response to Building a Safer Future], following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.

−	CIC's response proposes the creation of a Building Standards Agency (building on the initial ideas in the Hackitt report for a Joint ~~Component~~ Authority) which would be tasked with oversight of both construction and building management, ensuring buildings are safe throughout their life.	+	CIC's response proposes the creation of a Building Standards Agency (building on the initial ideas in the Hackitt report for a Joint Competent Authority) which would be tasked with oversight of both construction and building management, ensuring buildings are safe throughout their life.

	There was agreement among the CIC members that reforms which deliver all aspects of life safety in buildings are needed, and should be wider than those recommended in the Hackitt report. However, there was some disagreement about how those reforms should be achieved.		There was agreement among the CIC members that reforms which deliver all aspects of life safety in buildings are needed, and should be wider than those recommended in the Hackitt report. However, there was some disagreement about how those reforms should be achieved.

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	On 16 May 2018, [[Hackitt_review_of_the_building_regulations_and_fire_safety,_final_report\|Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report]], was published, setting out more than 50 recommendations for the government about how to deliver a more robust regulatory system.		On 16 May 2018, [[Hackitt_review_of_the_building_regulations_and_fire_safety,_final_report\|Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report]], was published, setting out more than 50 recommendations for the government about how to deliver a more robust regulatory system.

−	In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published ~~its~~ response following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.	+	In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future CIC response to Building a Safer Future], following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.

	CIC's response proposes the creation of a Building Standards Agency (building on the initial ideas in the Hackitt report for a Joint Component Authority) which would be tasked with oversight of both construction and building management, ensuring buildings are safe throughout their life.		CIC's response proposes the creation of a Building Standards Agency (building on the initial ideas in the Hackitt report for a Joint Component Authority) which would be tasked with oversight of both construction and building management, ensuring buildings are safe throughout their life.
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	With regard to the Hackitt proposal to limit regulation compliance enforcement for higher-risk residential buildings to a restructured local authority building standards function, the CIC took the view that ‘the services of both approved inspectors and local authority building control (to be renamed Building Standards under proposals by Dame Judith) will be necessary to deliver the improvement in building safety that is required.		With regard to the Hackitt proposal to limit regulation compliance enforcement for higher-risk residential buildings to a restructured local authority building standards function, the CIC took the view that ‘the services of both approved inspectors and local authority building control (to be renamed Building Standards under proposals by Dame Judith) will be necessary to deliver the improvement in building safety that is required.

−	‘Local authority building standards officers would enforce compliance and approved inspectors should be part of the regulatory regime verifying and enforcing compliance so long as they are working for the JCA. The new regulatory system should avoid all conflicts of interest, including local authority building control departments having a regulatory role in relation to the buildings owned by that local authority.’	+	The CIC view is that; ‘Local authority building standards officers would enforce compliance and approved inspectors should be part of the regulatory regime verifying and enforcing compliance so long as they are working for the JCA. The new regulatory system should avoid all conflicts of interest, including local authority building control departments having a regulatory role in relation to the buildings owned by that local authority.’

	You can see the full response [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future here].		You can see the full response [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future here].

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−	On 16 May 2018, [[Hackitt_review_of_the_building_regulations_and_fire_safety,_final_report\|Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report]], was published, setting out more than 50 recommendations for government ~~as to~~ how to deliver a more robust regulatory system.	+	On 16 May 2018, [[Hackitt_review_of_the_building_regulations_and_fire_safety,_final_report\|Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report]], was published, setting out more than 50 recommendations for the government about how to deliver a more robust regulatory system.

	In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published its response following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.		In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published its response following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.

−	~~The~~ CIC ~~proposed~~ the creation of a Building Standards Agency, building on the initial ideas in the Hackitt report for a Joint Component Authority ~~(JCA~~) which ~~could~~ be tasked with oversight of both construction and building management, ensuring ~~they~~ are ~~built safe and remain~~ safe throughout their ~~lifespan~~.	+	CIC's response proposes the creation of a Building Standards Agency (building on the initial ideas in the Hackitt report for a Joint Component Authority) which would be tasked with oversight of both construction and building management, ensuring buildings are safe throughout their life.

	There was agreement among the CIC members that reforms which deliver all aspects of life safety in buildings are needed, and should be wider than those recommended in the Hackitt report. However, there was some disagreement about how those reforms should be achieved.		There was agreement among the CIC members that reforms which deliver all aspects of life safety in buildings are needed, and should be wider than those recommended in the Hackitt report. However, there was some disagreement about how those reforms should be achieved.

−	In Hackitt’s report~~, the view was given~~ that a prescriptive approach to determining the products and systems that should be used or banned was ‘philosophically the wrong place to start’ and that it was preferable to specify ~~output~~ (i.e. results) rather than ~~input~~. Some CIC members agreed with this view, stating that ‘prescription is not the answer … an approach based on outcomes leaves more scope for innovation, for example, in off-site manufacture’.	+	Hackitt’s report proposed that a prescriptive approach to determining the products and systems that should be used or banned was ‘philosophically the wrong place to start’ and that it was preferable to specify outputs (i.e. results) rather than inputs. Some CIC members agreed with this view, stating that ‘prescription is not the answer … an approach based on outcomes leaves more scope for innovation, for example, in off-site manufacture’.

	Other members, such as the RIBA, expressed a preference for a more prescriptive approach, arguing that clear baseline standards would provide better public protection.		Other members, such as the RIBA, expressed a preference for a more prescriptive approach, arguing that clear baseline standards would provide better public protection.
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	‘Local authority building standards officers would enforce compliance and approved inspectors should be part of the regulatory regime verifying and enforcing compliance so long as they are working for the JCA. The new regulatory system should avoid all conflicts of interest, including local authority building control departments having a regulatory role in relation to the buildings owned by that local authority.’		‘Local authority building standards officers would enforce compliance and approved inspectors should be part of the regulatory regime verifying and enforcing compliance so long as they are working for the JCA. The new regulatory system should avoid all conflicts of interest, including local authority building control departments having a regulatory role in relation to the buildings owned by that local authority.’

−	To see the full response~~, go~~ [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future here].	+	You can see the full response [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future here].

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−	On 16 May 2018, Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report, was published, setting out more than 50 recommendations for government as to how to deliver a more robust regulatory system.	+	On 16 May 2018, [[Hackitt_review_of_the_building_regulations_and_fire_safety,_final_report\|Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report]], was published, setting out more than 50 recommendations for government as to how to deliver a more robust regulatory system.

	In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published its response following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.		In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published its response following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.

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	* Analysis: Is Hackitt a turning point for the profession?		* Analysis: Is Hackitt a turning point for the profession?
		+	* Construction Industry Council.
	* Consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.		* Consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.
	* Grenfell Tower articles.		* Grenfell Tower articles.

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On 16 May 2018, Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report, was published, setting out more than 50 recommendations for government as to how to deliver a more robust regulatory system.

In August 2018, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) – the umbrella body for built environment professions – published its response following consultation with their 35 member bodies and 12 associates.

The CIC proposed the creation of a Building Standards Agency, building on the initial ideas in the Hackitt report for a Joint Component Authority (JCA) which could be tasked with oversight of both construction and building management, ensuring they are built safe and remain safe throughout their lifespan.

There was agreement among the CIC members that reforms which deliver all aspects of life safety in buildings are needed, and should be wider than those recommended in the Hackitt report. However, there was some disagreement about how those reforms should be achieved.

In Hackitt’s report, the view was given that a prescriptive approach to determining the products and systems that should be used or banned was ‘philosophically the wrong place to start’ and that it was preferable to specify output (i.e. results) rather than input. Some CIC members agreed with this view, stating that ‘prescription is not the answer … an approach based on outcomes leaves more scope for innovation, for example, in off-site manufacture’.

Other members, such as the RIBA, expressed a preference for a more prescriptive approach, arguing that clear baseline standards would provide better public protection.

With regard to the Hackitt proposal to limit regulation compliance enforcement for higher-risk residential buildings to a restructured local authority building standards function, the CIC took the view that ‘the services of both approved inspectors and local authority building control (to be renamed Building Standards under proposals by Dame Judith) will be necessary to deliver the improvement in building safety that is required.

‘Local authority building standards officers would enforce compliance and approved inspectors should be part of the regulatory regime verifying and enforcing compliance so long as they are working for the JCA. The new regulatory system should avoid all conflicts of interest, including local authority building control departments having a regulatory role in relation to the buildings owned by that local authority.’

To see the full response, go [http://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2018-08-03-cic-responds-to-building-a-safer-future here].

= Find out more =

=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

* Analysis: Is Hackitt a turning point for the profession?
* Consultation on banning the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.
* Grenfell Tower articles.
* Grenfell Tower industry response group.
* Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
* Hackitt report on Grenfell Tower from the ACA.
* Hackitt review of the building regulations and fire safety, final report.
* ICE Grenfell Tower review.

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