RONA-26 Response Historic

Design system-built blocks to prevent susceptibility to progressive collapse

Recommendation

The design of system-built blocks should be such that they are not susceptible to progressive collapse {paragraph 190}.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified directly detailing the design of system-built blocks to prevent susceptibility to progressive collapse in response to this recommendation. The provided gov.uk search results for 'design system-built blocks' are too broad to pinpoint relevant legislation or policy. No further published evidence has been identified since the inquiry in 1968.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Ronan Point Inquiry — Final Report 06 Nov 1968
Recommendation age 57.4 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates