"The findings of this leaked report provide evidence around the urgent need for the Government to change the rules so that all material in cladding systems on complex and high-rise buildings has to be non-combustible."
Commenting on the leaked report into the Grenfell Tower fire published in the Evening Standard, Lord Porter, Local Government Association Chairman, said:
“The findings of this leaked report provide evidence around the urgent need for the Government to change the rules so that all material in cladding systems on complex and high-rise buildings has to be non-combustible.
“We have already been clear that desktop studies should no longer be a route to compliance and we continue to raise questions about the BS8414 testing process.
“Using non-combustible material only would provide clarity to all types of landlords who remain unsure about what they should use to re-clad and insulate their buildings. The tragedy at Grenfell Tower must never be allowed to happen again. Non-combustible cladding systems would help keep buildings safer.”