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HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I completely agree with my hon. Friend’s point. What we have seen through the development of this Bill is that specific people will now be accountable for very specific functions:…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 112 sets out a right of appeal for accountable persons who have been served with a compliance notice. It makes clear that an appeal of a normal compliance notice will…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I refer again to the overarching responsibility of the Building Safety Regulator. That is the ultimate entity to which these people will be responsible. The Building Safety…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am not sure that the “special measures” description or title translates equivalently from the examples that the hon. Lady gave to this particular example. What we are talking…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)The functions that will be performed by the special measures manager will be the same or similar to those of an accountable person. As we have discussed on previous clauses, an…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)The vast majority of accountable persons will meet their new duties under the more stringent building safety regime, but a small number may still fail to comply. The clause…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I offer the hon. Member for Weaver Vale the assurance that section 21 notices—and whatever else he thinks should be considered as part of this process—will be considered, because…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)In all honesty, I am not sure of the answer to that question. However, I would be reassured by the fact that the Building Safety Regulator, in its shadow form— [ Interruption. ]19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)The entire purpose of the clause, as I say, is to avoid our ever ending up in a position where we have another Grenfell. Therefore, the idea that the accountable person now…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)Me too.19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)There are two things I would say. First, I do not think it would be appropriate for me to comment regarding Grenfell, not least because, as somebody who listens to the BBC podcast…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 98 places a statutory duty on the Building Safety Regulator to enforce the provisions of part 4. As per the clauses we have already discussed, part 4 is concerned with…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)Amendment 56 is minor and technical. It will ensure that a request for access by the accountable person can be made only to a resident aged 16 or over. The age of 16 is used, as…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 97, page 104, line 40, after “premises” insert “who is aged 16 or over”. This amendment provides that requests to residents to enter premises…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)There are two assurances that I can give: first, the natural line of escalation would not be to eviction. The purpose of clause 96 is simply for the accountable person to be able…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 95 places three clear obligations on residents aged 16 years or over and on owners of residential units in high-rise buildings in relation to keeping their homes and…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)You can, Mrs Miller, now that I have phoned a friend. I am delighted to inform the hon. Member for Weaver Vale that this is standard legal language. However, as we have set out,…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)The Government are committed to making sure that residents’ safety concerns and views are never ignored by those responsible for managing the safety of their building. Residents…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank hon. Members for raising this important matter, but I am afraid that the Government are not able to accept the amendment. However, having listened to the hon. Member for…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 89 creates a power to make regulations to ensure that the information in the golden thread is shared with those who need it. This will help ensure that all buildings in…19 Oct 2021