Key Facts

• Amendment 57 seeks to insert a requirement into clause 132.
• The amendment aims to include standards relating to the prevention of water ingress in the developers’ code of practice.
• Residents of Holden Mill are facing issues such as water ingress and high-risk cladding.
• Mark Logan withdraws his amendment after a thorough discussion.
• Eddie Hughes states that developers are legally required to prevent water ingress under Part C of the Building Regulations 2010.
• The new homes ombudsman’s scheme will be established to handle complaints about non-compliance with legal requirements and technical standards.
• The clause creates a power to make regulations for construction products marketing and supply.
• Schedule 9 enables the Secretary of State to create a statutory list of safety-critical construction products.
• Clause 134 amends article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to enable courts to consider non-compliance with statutory guidance as tending to establish a breach of the order.
• Clause 137 aims to remove a democratic filter for complaints from tenants to the housing ombudsman.
• The amendment seeks to mandate consultation with tenants during investigations.
• ITV's 'Surviving Squalor' highlighted unacceptable living conditions in some social housing.
• The programme highlighted failures by Clarion Housing Group, managing approximately 140,000 houses.
• Social media advertising campaign launched to educate residents on how to raise complaints effectively.
• A review is underway for the tenant's voice to be at the heart of social housing practices as part of a social housing White Paper.
• Complaints from tenants are going to the new regulator of social housing.
• Clarion housing and a particular estate are used as an example.
• Clause 137 relates to the removal of the democratic filter stage introduced by the Localism Act 2011.
• Currently, social housing residents must refer their complaints to a designated person (MP, councillor or tenant panel) before escalating them to the housing ombudsman after an eight-week waiting period.
• The Green Paper consultation in 2018 found that 47% of respondents supported removing the democratic filter stage altogether.
• Clause 138 ensures individual accountability for corporate body offences.
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 provides similar liability provisions.
• Directors or managers can face prosecution if they were involved in the offence even after company dissolution.
• The clause provides that the Crown is bound by parts 2 and 4 of the Bill.
• The Crown Estate, Duchy of Lancaster, and Duchy of Cornwall manage property portfolios including in-scope buildings.
• Individual Crown servants can be subject to criminal sanctions under clause 141(3) of the Bill.
• Amendment 39 in clause 144 aims to require stakeholder consultation.
• Consultation stakeholders include fire safety experts, leaseholders and their representatives, local authorities, and safety and construction industry bodies.
• The amendment seeks to ensure proper democratic scrutiny of any statutory instruments laid under the Bill.
• The amendment aims to require the Secretary of State to consult with specific stakeholders before making regulations.
• Clause 7 already includes provisions for appropriate consultation under the Building Safety Bill.
• Regulations proposed by the independent Building Safety Regulator are subject to prior consultation and expert committee review.
• Amendments made to clause 146 in the Building Safety Bill.
• Certain provisions will come into force based on regulations appointed by the Welsh Ministers.
• Regulations can include transitional or saving provisions.