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The Independent UK
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Aine Fox

EXPLAINED: Watchdog urges deadline to make buildings covered in dangerous cladding safe | Vintage Vibes

A fire broke out in August at a block of flats in east London where dangerous cladding was in the process of being removed (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

A target date must be set for work – costing billions – to make thousands of buildings covered in dangerous cladding safe, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said.

Up to 7,229 buildings across England are yet to be identified and some might never be, the National Audit Office (NAO) said, as it warned completing works to make all buildings safe at an estimated cost of £16 billion might not be achieved in the next decade.

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