A senior civil servant has given a clear indication that the government is waiting to see whether the industry voluntarily pays the £4bn fund to remediate mid-rise buildings with unsafe cladding in England before deciding on the scope of the building safety levy. 

Richard Goodman, director general of building safety at the department of levelling up, housing and communities, told MPs: “The department is very clear the remainder of the cost for building safety will come from the industry and the department will take powers it needs in order to make that happen should that be necessary.” 

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