https://www.theguardian.com/society/...-angela-rayner

Dangerous cladding on all high-rise buildings in government-funded schemes in England will be fixed by the end of 2029, Angela Rayner has pledged.

Criticising the pace of remediation, more than seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 people, the deputy prime minister announced an acceleration plan on Monday for buildings of 18 metres and over, which will include severe penalties for freeholders who fail to act.

She also said that by the end of 2029, every building of 11 metres and over with unsafe cladding would either have been fixed or have a completion date for remedial work, otherwise landlords would face hefty fines.

Ministers claimed it was the first time a target date had been set to make buildings safe. But the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign coalition said it was not the “meaningful change” it was hoping for, which the government had pledged in opposition, and just added more layers of bureaucracy.

Rayner said: “More than seven years on from the Grenfell tragedy, thousands of people have been left living in homes across this country with dangerous cladding. The pace of remediation has been far too slow for far too long. We are taking decisive action to right this wrong and make homes safe.


The more I read around this latest announcement the more pitiful it seems.

Rayner is (rightly) complaining about the pathetic record of the former government in its' non-response to Grenfell, just as they were pathetic in their non-response to the Lakenal House fire and by cutting local and national inspection and enforcement services actually contributed to the Grenfell disaster.

But after 7 years of failure her target is remedial works or a target date for remedial works by 2029 - another 5 years off! And as many of the campaigners have said, the practical change is just another layer of bureaucracy and kicking the can down the road.