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04/12/2019

Reminder of advice on aluminium composite material cladding

The Department for Education (DfE) has reminded building owners of advice on Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding, published previously by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as part of its Building Safety Programme (BSP).

The relevant advice, which sets out all actions which must be taken, can be found in BSP Advice Notes 11 and 18, which were published respectively on 5 September 2017 (updated 27 February 2018) and 28 September 2018.

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