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<p>The Department has been investigating what can be done to reduce the cost of Waking
Watch. We will shortly publish data on Waking Watch costs so that there is transparency
on the range of costs and comparisons can be clearly made. In addition, the National
Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has published updated guidance for buildings where <em>Stay
Put</em> has been suspended, emphasising that these are short term measures and encouraging
greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce
dependency on Waking Watch wherever possible. The Government is providing £1.6 billion
of public subsidy to ensure remediation of high rise buildings with unsafe cladding
happens at pace and so residents and their homes are made safe for the long term,
and interim measures, such as a Waking Watch, are no longer required.</p>
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