Extract from second reading (Lords) of the Fire Safety Bill - Oct 1
Friday, 2 October 2020 07:59
Lord Stunell (LD) [V]:...I know that the Minister will want to
honour the often-repeated promise that tenants and residents would
be at the heart of the new post-Grenfell regulatory system, with
their concerns and their practical experience of day-to-day life in
their own home being taken seriously. Does he agree that every one
of them should be able to read a copy of the assessment for their
block and be told exactly who is responsible for monitoring the
risks and delivering the necessary...Request free trial
(LD) [V]:...I know that the Minister will want to
honour the often-repeated promise that tenants and residents would
be at the heart of the new post-Grenfell regulatory system, with
their concerns and their practical experience of day-to-day life in
their own home being taken seriously. Does he agree that every one
of them should be able to read a copy of the assessment for their
block and be told exactly who is responsible for monitoring the
risks and delivering the necessary changes? That needs to be a
person with actual responsibility, not a distant corporate body
registered in the Cayman Islands or an
anonymous helpline. We must never again have residents’ legitimate
concerns ignored or simply dismissed as troublemaking. We shall
certainly want to return to this in Committee...
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