48 INDUSTRY VIEWFINDER - BUILDING SAFETY BILL How has the Government performed in engaging the following stakeholders in the Bill?
When asked how they would rate the Government’s engagement with various stakeholders, a small majority of respondents reported that it had done ‘quite’ or ‘very well’ engaging all the listed stakeholders. The degree of engagement with architects, for example, was rated at 13% very well, 44% well, 31% quite poorly and 12% very poorly, and similarly, engagement with housebuilders and developers was rated at 10% very, 49% well, 25% quite poorly, and 16% very poorly. Another positive in terms of engagement is that of those who had heard of the Bill prior to our survey, two-thirds (67%) said they had already begun making changes to accommodate the expected rules and regulations.
CONFIDENCE
It is also a positive that – regardless of whether they had heard of or understood the impact of the Bill – there was a fairly widespread understanding of the need for the changes that the Bill will introduce across our respondents. When asked whether respondents believed the Grenfell disaster was a demonstration that the construction industry has failed to regulate itself, for example, just 24% said no, with over
three-quarters of respondents (76%) admitting that it showed the industry was at fault.
Then, once they became aware of the Bill, when asked if they believed it would make residents feel safer in their homes, over half (57%) said yes, with just 15% disagreeing with this, and 28% being unsure.
They were also asked here whether the Bill would make tenants feel more confident in renting a flat in a building above 18 metres, to which 64% said yes, with 9% saying no, and 27% unsure. Confidence for buyers revealed a similar spread of respondent views, at 65% yes, 8% no, and 27% saying they didn’t know.
Then, when asked if respondents believed there will be an overall improvement in the perception of safety in buildings in the UK, 64% said yes, 12% said no, and 23% didn’t know. In a slightly less clear result, around half of the respondents believe the introduction of the Bill is an adequate response to Grenfell, and around half that it is not, with 13% saying it exceeded expectations, 37% believing it’s a proportional response, 33% that it’s something, but not enough, and 17% that it in no way meets expectations.
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