Government moves step closer to stronger construction products regulation as white paper published

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Secondary legislation ensuring all construction products undergo safety checks to be introduced later this year under post-Grenfell shake-up of regs

The government has published its proposals to ensure all construction products pass safety checks before being used in buildings as part of the latest post-Grenfell shake-up of building regulations.

Today’s publication of the Construction Products White Paper paves the way for a formal bill to be introduced in Parliament setting out the proposed new rules in legislation.

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