Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 27011
Flats: Fire Prevention
Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a central governance board to regulate the issuance of EWS1 forms for residential buildings.
Answer
Alex NorrisEWS1s are not a legal or regulatory requirement, and the Department does not intend to regulate their issuance. The use of EWS1s is a commercial decision by lenders and subject to their individual lending criteria.The absence of a correctly completed EWS1...
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