Michael Gove has confirmed his government department is looking at how Awaab's Law can become legislation 'as quickly as possible'. The promise comes after more than 120,000 have now signed our petition calling for a change in the law that would compel housing associations not to allow any other child, or anyone else, to suffer in damp and mouldy social housing.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News during a visit to Rochdale on Thursday (November 25), the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said he wanted to make sure the memory of Awaab Ishak is 'properly honoured'. Now, our readers are sharing what they think of that promise from the government, voicing fury that ‘it takes a child to die for the government even consider change’..
Awaab died aged two in December 2020 after breathing in mould at his home on Rochdale's Freehold estate, which is owned and managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH). Following his inquest, RBH was condemned for failing to deal with the issue before Awaab's death, with chief executive Gareth Swarbrick ousted from his role on Saturday (November 19).
