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<p>The Government is clear that developers must take responsibility for buildings
with which they are associated. As of 8 July, 48 developers have signed a pledge to
undertake all necessary life-critical fire safety work on 11m+ buildings they had
a role in developing or refurbishing over the past thirty years. Those pledges are
being converted into legally binding contractual commitments. The department published
the draft contract on 13 July</p><p>In parallel, the department continues to reach
out to companies that were not involved in initial negotiations, inviting them to
make similar commitments.</p><p>The Government intends to establish a statutory Responsible
Actors Scheme that eligible developers who do the right thing will be permitted to
join. Eligible developers who are not members of the scheme may face significant commercial
consequences. We will also use our recovery strategy unit and new powers in the Building
Safety Act to pursue companies who fail to do the right thing.</p><p> </p>
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