Care and Repair England are encouraging all older people's forums to
respond to this consultation as many are involved in housing issues and
have real concerns about the houses being built.
While the consultation does ask specific questions that many of you are
qualified to respond to, we know that ANY response has to be taken into
account so I would encourage EVERYONE in England to write SOMETHING.
Care and Repair England have written a briefing explaining the consultation
and how to submit a response. I've attached it for anyone interested. It
includes links to other organisations and documents.
As always, this work is an investment in the future. It's got to get
better.
cheers
Wendy
Housing Action Officer
Care and Repair England
(based in Liverpool)
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On Sep 27 2013, Ormerod Marcus wrote:
>Hi everyone
>
> further to my last message about this consultation and recent discussions
> with other access professionals it is important that we get as many
> access related responses back tothem by the deadline of 10th October.
> There is a specific section on accessibility, but also there are other
> sections which impact on accessibility so to try and help I have
> extracted what i consider to be the questions that we need to respond to
> and put them in a Word document (attached).
>
> If a discussion onthis list would help you then please use the question
> numbers to focus us to the main issues.
>
>regards
>marcus
>
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> [log in to unmask] Subject: [ACCESSIBUILT] UK Housing standards
> review consultation
>
>Hi everyone
>
> Here is a link to the web site where you can download the following three
> documents;
>
>
> Housing standards review:
> consultation<https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/230250/1-_Housing_Standards_Review_-_Consultation_Document.pdf>
>
> Housing standards review: illustrative technical
> standards<https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/230251/2_-_Housing_Standards_Review_-_Technical_Standards_Document.pdf>
> Housing standards review consultation: impact
> assessment<https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/230252/3_-_Housing_Standards_Review_-_IA_with_Annex.pdf>
>
>The consultation deadline is 22 October 2013.
>
> Background Information The housing standards
> review<https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/providing-effective-building-regulations-so-that-new-and-altered-buildings-are-safe-accessible-and-efficient/supporting-pages/technical-housing-standards-review>
> was launched in October 2012 following the housing and construction Red
> Tape
> Challenge<http://www.redtapechallenge.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/themehome/housing-and-construction/>,
> which was introduced in spring 2012. It was a fundamental review of the
> building regulations framework and voluntary housing standards which
> aimed to rationalise the large number of codes, standards, rules,
> regulations and guidance that add unnecessary cost and complexity to the
> house building process - while delivering quality, sustainability, safety
> and accessibility. The review was undertaken by a wide range of cross
> sectoral stakeholder working groups and this consultation sets out their
> proposals on:
>
> * accessibility
> * space
> * security
> * water efficiency
> * energy
> * indoor environmental standards
> * materials
> * process and compliance Ways to respond Complete a response
> form<https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/consultation_response_form_data/file/93/5_-_Housing_Standards_Review_-_Response_Form.doc>
> and either Email to:
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Write to: Simon Brown Code for Sustainable Homes and Local Housing
> Standards Department of Communities and Local Government 5 G/10 Eland
> House Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU Published: 20 August 2013
> Organisation: Department for Communities and Local
> Government<https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government>
> Policy: Providing effective building regulations so that new and altered
> buildings are safe, accessible and
> efficient<https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/providing-effective-building-regulations-so-that-new-and-altered-buildings-are-safe-accessible-and-efficient>
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