The National Audit Office found that there has been a shortage of skills or personnel needed to complete remediation work.72 However, shortages are not restricted to the removal and replacement of cladding. The Local Government Association wrote to us outlining the “chronic shortage of fire engineering and safety expertise, both in the enforcement and 61 Hansard HC, Written Question 71711, 09 July 2020. 62 Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Advice for Building Owners of Mult...

The National Audit Office found that there has been a shortage of skills or personnel needed to complete remediation work.72 However, shortages are not restricted to the removal and replacement of cladding. The Local Government Association wrote to us outlining the “chronic shortage of fire engineering and safety expertise, both in the enforcement and 61 Hansard HC, Written Question 71711, 09 July 2020. 62 Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Advice for Building Owners of Multi-storey, Multi-occupied Residential Buildings, January 2020, para 1.5. 63 Qq 134, 138 64 UK Finance, (RDC0010) 65 Secretary of State for Housing, Commun Type: conclusion | Number: 23 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 6.4 The department is fully aware of the challenges with the capacity of professional fire expertise and the associated public indemnity insurance constraints. As set out in the department’s response to recommendation 4 above, with industry, the department has a