UK consultation on construction products
Two UK Government public consultations, including a “general safety requirement” for safety of construction productions. Open to 20th May. The first consultation is on a White Paper, which follows the Green Paper published in February 2025 (see pinfa Newsletter n°170) addressing recommendations of the Grenfell fire tragedy Enquiry covering, accountability, digital traceability, enforcement, construction product compliance and testing … The second consultation proposes to introduce mandatory safety requirements for all construction products used in the UK, because it is estimated that around 2/3 of products currently used are not covered by current specific standards or by the Construction Products Regulation. The General Safety Requirement for Construction Products proposes to include mandatory risk assessment in use, product information, labelling and traceability, storage and transport, safety monitoring.
UK consultation open to 20th May: “Construction Products Reform White Paper” https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/construction-products-reform-white-paper
UK consultation open to 20th May: “General Safety Requirement for Construction Products https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/general-safety-requirement-for-construction-products
