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Ashley Campbell CIH Scotland has welcomed a review of fire safety standards and the need to ensure that recent incidents in Edinburgh, leading to the death of a school pupil, and the Grenfell fire are not repeated.

Fife Council has reassured its tenants that cladding on its high-rise buildings is safe after an investigation found that some buildings do not meet the recommendations of Scottish Government fire safety experts. A working group appointed by the government in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy in June

The Glasgow Harbour site which contains the Taylor Wimpey flats Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has set aside £30 million to replace unsafe cladding installed on its developments, including flats at Glasgow Harbour.

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart The Scottish Government has announced legislation to make sprinkler systems compulsory in new social housing.

James Brokenshire The UK government has announced a consultation on banning the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings which are 18 metres or over.

New Gorbals Housing Association has thanked the emergency services for a "prompt and professional" response to a high-rise fire in Glasgow yesterday morning. The fire began in a kitchen in a top floor property at 12 Commercial Court and made national newspaper headlines as it fell on the anniversary

The Scottish Government has announced a consultation on tougher building safety standards to coincide with the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people. Vigils are set to take place across Scotland today and this weekend to commemorate those who lost their lives in the dis

Vigils are set to take place across Scotland this week to commemorate a year since the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people died. Silent walks are taking place in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee on Thursday 14 June to coincide with the silent walk in London, which is expected to attract over a thou

Kevin Stewart Companies removing combustible cladding from their buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy should have their VAT waived by the UK government, Scottish Ministers have said.

Image by Brandon Leon – Flickr: Day 25: Fire Sprinkler, CC BY-SA 2.0 Proposals for mandatory fire sprinklers in new-build social housing have been met with overwhelming public support, Scottish Labour has revealed.

Image of the Grenfell Tower fire courtesy of Natalie Oxford via Twitter A review into UK building regulations in the wake of last year’s Grenfell Tower fire has highlighted the benefit of the pre-emptive system in Scotland, though ministers have vowed to ensure its recommendations are considered n

Image of the Grenfell Tower fire courtesy of Natalie Oxford via Twitter The UK government has announced it will fully fund the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding by councils and housing associations in England, estimated at £400 million.

David Bookbinder The benefits and costs of installing sprinklers in social housing need to be weighed against the many other pressures on the rents tenants pay, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

Image by Brandon Leon – Flickr: Day 25: Fire Sprinkler, CC BY-SA 2.0 All homes in Scotland will be required to have a minimum number of smoke alarms under changes being made in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze.

Aberdeen City Council could take high rise residents to court if they continue to block access to council workers to make fire safety improvements, the Aberdeen Evening Express reports.