The government has introduced the Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Bill to parliament. The Bill, announced as part of the King’s Speech in May and part of the government’s “mission to fix the building safety crisis”, brings forward a new legal duty on those responsible for the safety of their buildings, such as freeholders, “to identify, assess, and fix issues without delay”. Anyone who obstructs this process “could face criminal penalties”, according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).