Widespread weaknesses in quality control standards for construction could put people at risk, warns the building industry.
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The warnings have emerged in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in London, which has claimed 79 lives, with building standards in the UK now in the spotlight.
A quick survey of three specialist building trades in this country found 11 standards were confusing, outdated or had been dropped entirely.
The Specialist Trade Contractors Federation, which surveyed its members, called the confusion the "t
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