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Next year will be a decade since the horrific Grenfell Tower fire, an avoidable incident in which 72 lives were needlessly lost, and communities changed forever. The fire and its aftermath exposed serious flaws in almost every aspect of the design, construction and management of housing, from councils to contractors, professions to products, and testing regimes to tenancies.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published two new guidance notes on the Fire and Emergency File and the Building Regulations Compliance Statement for Building Control approval applications for new Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs).

The Industry Task and Finish Group (ITFG) has published its guidance on Managing Competence in the Built Environment: An industry guide on how to meet the ICC principles, providing practical, proportionate and risk-based support for organisations operating across the built environment.

The Industry Competence Committee (ICC) published a new competence document on 30 April 2026.