Louise Haigh MP for Sheffield Heeley, has welcomed the Government’s response to the report, which sets out wide-ranging reforms to strengthen building safety, improve social housing standards, and hold companies accountable for past failings.

The Government has accepted all 58 recommendations from the Grenfell Tower inquiry’s final report and announced a series of measures, including: 

• the creation of a new single construction regulator, 
• stronger legal rights for residents, 
• and new powers under the Procurement Act to investigate seven of the organisations criticised in the report.

As part of the response, investigations will be launched into seven named organisations using new procurement powers. If certain grounds are met, their names will be added to a published debarment list, which must be taken into account by contracting authorities when awarding new contracts.

The reforms also introduce new measures to improve social housing standards. The Government has outlined steps to raise quality standards and strengthen residents’ voices.

Louise Haigh MP for Sheffield Heeley said:

“The Grenfell Tower tragedy was a horrific and preventable disaster that exposed serious failings in building safety and accountability. The voices of the bereaved, survivors, and residents have been clear – this must never happen again.

“I welcome the Government’s commitment to implementing all 58 recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and introducing tougher regulations to ensure homes are safe and companies are held accountable for their actions.

“Here in Sheffield and across the country, people deserve homes that are safe, secure, and built to the highest standards. I will continue working to ensure these reforms deliver real change for tenants, leaseholders, and all those affected by unsafe housing.”

In November, a new wave of the Make Things Right complaint communications campaign was launched to ensure residents know how to raise a complaint. The Regulator of Social Housing has now introduced a proactive consumer regulation regime, with regular inspections of large landlords and stronger powers to act when issues arise. Additionally, the department’s Resident Panel has been relaunched with a broader remit covering all social housing policy, ensuring that social housing residents have a stronger voice in policy decisions.

As well as changes in regulation, in December 2024, the government launched its Remediation Acceleration Plan which sets out tough new measures to get buildings fixed quicker and ensure rogue freeholders are held to account.