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Awaab's Law: Petition launched to ensure no other child dies from damp and mouldy social housing

A petition calling for a new UK law to prevent any more children dying from damp and mouldy social housing has been launched.

It comes following the tragic death of young Awaab Ishak, who died in 2020 after mould and damp was left untreated for years at his home in Rochdale.

Awaab's Law would mean all housing associations are legally obliged not to allow anybody to dwell in uninhabitable conditions - such as those the toddler suffered for so long.

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