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<p>Testing in residential tower blocks is well underway. Local authorities and housing
associations have been instructed to submit samples of Aluminium Composite Material
(ACM) cladding for testing. We have also alerted owners, landlords and managers of
private sector residential blocks, and made the testing facility available to them.</p><p>We
are initiating testing in other priority buildings across the public sector, including
NHS Trust and Foundation Trust buildings. We are prioritising testing on buildings
where people sleep overnight, which have ACM cladding and are of a certain height.
We will identify further priorities for testing in the coming days.</p><p>All building
owners are responsible for ensuring the safety of their buildings.</p>
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