Competency, conduct and confidence: Building, retaining and supporting talent in building safety

25 Nov 2026
Residential Building Safety Theatre

This session explores how stakeholders are working towards establishing a culture of safety, from the civil servants drafting policy through to the smallest housing organisations equipping their staff to enforce building safety standards. In this session panellists will share: 

  • Plans and progress to standardise and raise competence across the sector and within individual housing associations
  • Difference between compliance and competence, and how organisations are achieving the latter
Chair
Peter Apps
Peter Apps, Contributing editor, Inside Housing
Speakers
Avril Branche
Avril Branche, Senior building and fire safety manager, London Borough of Newham
Matt Golding
Matt Golding, Relationship manager, Aico
Alozie Ohuonu
Alozie Ohuonu, Head of resident & building safety, B&D Reside
Tom Paterson
Tom Paterson, Director of product and systems, Considerate Constructors Scheme