Before revision: Background : weakening of safety measures Building Research Establishment, whose privatisation facilitated the safety-certification of unsafe materials In the 1980s, the Conservative Government introduced its Deregulation Initiative; in consequence, the Building Act 1984 reduced building regulations from 306 pages to 24.
After revision: Background Building Research Establishment, whose privatisation facilitated the safety-certification of unsafe materials In the 1980s, the Conservative Government introduced its Deregulation Initiative; in consequence, the Building Act 1984 reduced building regulations from 306 pages to 24.