Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 62485
Property Development: Licensing
Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025
Question
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of licensing building companies.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Grenfell Inquiry recommended that principal contractors wanting to work on higher-risk buildings should need a licence, which would be managed by the construction regulator. It also recommended that when applying for building control approval for thes...
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