Inter-Ministerial Group for Housing, Communities and Local Government Communiqué: 4 June 2025
Published 4 July 2025
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The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) for Housing, Communities and Local Government met on 4 June at Cathays Park, Cardiff.
The attending ministers were:
From the UK Government:
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Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP – Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Meeting Chair)
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Alex Norris MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Growth, Fire and Building Safety
From the Welsh Government:
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Jayne Bryant MS – Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
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Rebecca Evans MS – Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
From the Scottish Government:
- Paul McLennan MSP – Minister for Housing
From the Northern Ireland Executive:
- Gordon Lyons MLA – Minister for Communities
The Chair opened proceedings by welcoming attendees to the fourth meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group.
The group reflected that the thoughts of their collective governments are with the Grenfell community as they approach the eighth anniversary of the tragedy. They resolved that collaborating on this agenda was a priority, not in the least in the memory of the 72 lives lost and also because of the issues that the tragedy exposed that need addressing.
The group discussed the UK Government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report including plans for a single regulator and a Chief Construction Advisor.
Ministers also discussed workforce issues relating to capacity, competency and resilience of key professions in the building control and fire safety sectors, construction product reform and regulation, and ways of working between the UK Government and the Devolved Governments.
They acknowledged the positive working relationship between officials across the areas of building safety and agreed for this official level engagement to continue.
It was confirmed that the Northern Ireland Executive would lead on preparations for the next meeting of the IMG.
Officials will work together to identify a suitable date and agenda items.