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<p>The Department wrote to local authority and housing association landlords on 18
June, setting out immediate actions that should be taken to identify residential tower
blocks over 18 metres in height with aluminium type external cladding. The Department
wrote again on 19 June to set out the process they should follow to submit samples
of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding for testing.</p><p>On 30 June, we published
a note at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-note-on-safety-checks-and-testing</a>.
This note confirms the advice in those letters to local authorities, with further
specific information about the tests being carried out.</p><p>On 6 July we published
details of further tests to be carried out as the next step in helping landlords to
ensure the safety of their buildings. These large scale tests will help establish
how different types of ACM panels in combination with different types of insulation
behave in a fire. Further detail about the next testing stage can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expert-panel-recommends-further-tests-on-cladding-and-insulation</a>.</p><p>All
social housing must comply with the Home Standard which requires registered providers
of social housing to comply with all statutory health and safety requirements, including
fire safety requirements. The Social Regulator considers all referrals it receives
to determine whether they could represent a breach of its consumer standards. If such
a breach is found, the Regulator will intervene if it finds that the breach has caused
– or may cause – serious detriment to tenants or potential tenants.</p>
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