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Bypass

wrote:

I cant see it happening, governments look to increase control to push
people into unwanted spends, they dont normally move in the opposite
direction. Especially not when theres a safety excuse or real reason,
both of which there would be in this case.

Need a more well thought through petition.

What is happening, with the Building Regulations, is that Local/Central
Government is moving towards a system of 'self-certification'. In doing
so, it's shifting the responsibility for compliance-checking away from
'over-stretched' Council's.

Just my twopenny worth