Peter Baker has been appointed to the new Chief Inspector of Buildings role, which will head up the establishment of and lead the new Building Safety Regulator.

Exploring the issues that have led to the development of a new building safety software system to help track safety and manage the golden thread of information required to keep residents safe.

National gas utility company National Grid Gas plc has been fined £4million for failing to ensure its records relating to gas risers in some high-rise multi occupancy buildings were up to date.

The Soteria Dimension Specialist Optical Detector from Apollo Fire Detectors has recently been installed to protect areas of the mental health ward at Edgware Community Hospital. The product's unique flush-mounted design results in a detector that is completely secure, minimising safety hazards to those most vulnerable in care and custody.