The draft Building Safety Bill does not go far enough, former RIBA president Jane Duncan has said.

She warned the government not to miss a once-in-a-generation opportunity to overhaul the UK’s building regulations to ensure buildings and people are safe.

The legislation should be extended to all high-risk non-residential buildings at any height, pointing out that fore does not discriminate between uses.

Meanwhile the Arb welcomed the draft bill and said it would be ensuring its contents were on the syllabus for architecture students. The bill, published yesterday, gives the Architects Registration Board the power to monitor the competence of architects on its register and remove those who do not come up to scratch or who do not complete regular professional training.

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