• Update on the creation of the new building safety regulator and its initial steps
• Insight into how landlords should be preparing for the change

Confirmed speakers:

• Tim Galloway, deputy director, Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

A recent Inside Housing survey revealed that fourteen of the largest housing associations are planning to spend at least £1.19bn on a range of fire safety measures over the next five years, including inspections, interim safety measures and major remediation programmes.

In the aftermath of Grenfell, the focus was on removing ACM cladding, but an inspection drive since has revealed a litany of other safety issues. This session will look at key learning from where the sector finds itself today, how it should best approach the fire safety backlog, and how this will impact on its other priorities.

Confirmed speakers:

• Ruth Davison, chief executive officer, Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association
• Jamie Ratcliff, executive director of business performance & partnerships, Network Homes

• 18 months after the publication of the “Code of Practice for the Management of Electrotechnical Care in Social Housing’ we examine the impact to date and the ongoing learning for social landlords
• An overview of social housing providers’ policies relating to electrical safety and adapting to the latest legislative guidance.

Confirmed speakers:

• Ryan Dempsey, chief executive officer, TCW
• Lisa Roberts, head of compliance (fire safety, mechanical & electrical), Riverside

Founded in 2018, Inside Housing's Fire Safety Network is a peer-learning and networking platform where housing associations, councils and selected partners meet up regularly to debate and discuss key topics that will guide the relationship between the sector and its fire safety responsibilities. In this session, Pete Apps, Inside Housing’s deputy editor, reveals what the top fire safety priorities are likely to be for the network and the wider sector in the coming months – and provides insight into key learning points from his coverage of the Grenfell Tower inquiry to date.

• A look at emerging learning about one of housing’s newest and most important positions – the building safety manager?
• How organisations are approaching recruitment, training and remuneration
• A chance to hear from those taking on the job

Confirmed Speakers:

• Pete Paton, building safety manager, Trafford Housing
• Anthony Taylor, chairman of Working Group 8

Martin Hilditch, editor, Inside Housing