Construction Products Reform White Paper

The Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017 led to a devastating loss of life and laid bare systemic failures in the mechanisms designed to safeguard homes and the built environment. The tragedy revealed a pervasive crisis in the United Kingdom’s construction products regulatory system. Construction products are a foundational element of the built environment. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry , alongside independent reviews by Dame Judith Hackitt and Paul Morrell OBE and Anneliese Day KC , revealed a construction products regulatory system that demonstrably failed to safeguard public safety. Unethical manufacturers were able to exploit systemic weaknesses with appalling consequences at Grenfell, and for the thousands of people who have found themselves in homes clad with unsafe materials. There is a compelling case for fundamental and system-wide reform. We published the Construction Products Reform Green Paper in February