11-09-2017 01:45 via huffingtonpost.co.uk

Grenfell Inquiry: Experts Fear 'Broken' Fire Safety Laws Put Millions At Risk

Crucial fire safety tests are carried out on less than one-in-twenty at-risk buildings each year, HuffPost UK has learned as experts warn of a “broken” system of fire safety that should be overhauled in the aftermath of the Grenfell disaster.
Eleven years ago, new legislation was introduced that meant owners of commercial and common parts of residential buildings were responsible for assessing fire risk, shifting the burden away from the state and the fire service, which had issued
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