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<p>It is crucial that social homes are safe and that appropriate action is taken to
tackle anti-social behaviour.</p><p>We are addressing building safety concerns in
light of the Grenfell Tower fire to ensure that residents of higher risk buildings
are safe and feel safe now and in the future. As part of our comprehensive response
to the fire we have established the Building Safety Portfolio. This has four stages:
to identify unsafe buildings, make buildings safe, identify system problems and fix
the system.</p><p>To address wider safety measures in social housing, we consulted
on a proposal in our social housing Green Paper to review the Decent Homes Standard
to make sure it covers the right issues. We also invited views on whether new safety
measures introduced in to the private rented sector should apply in the social rented
sector. We plan to set out the Government response to the Green Paper in Spring 2019.</p><p>We
have already taken action to address anti-social behaviour in neighbourhoods. The
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities
and other local agencies including social landlords with a range of flexible powers,
to respond quickly and effectively to different forms of anti-social and nuisance
behaviour.</p><p>The Green Paper also included proposals to help tackle anti-social
behaviour, including through the introduction of key performance indicators for social
landlords in England around anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood management.</p>
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