A huge step forwards has been taken - but there is still work to do
Awaab Ishak WILL have a lasting legacy, with ministers vowing to ensure social housing tenants across the country live in safer conditions. The toddler died eight days after his second birthday after breathing in mould at his home for several months, with no action taken by social landlord Rochdale Boroughwide Housing , despite repeated pleas for help from his family.
Why we're campaigning for Awaab's Law... Awaab Ishak died in December 2020. His parents came to the UK from Sudan as asylum seekers in search of a better life, but they were let down in the most heartbreaking circumstances. Evidence heard at Awaab's inquest revealed how his family had been wrongly blamed for the issue of damp and mould. But it was not just a reflection of practices in Rochdale - as the Housing Ombudsman called for widespread change across the country.
Mr Gove wrote: "Following the Manchester Evening News and Shelter campaign for ‘Awaab’s Law’, we will table an amendment to the Social Housing Regulation Bill relating to hazards in social homes. Our intention, subject to further discussion with the representatives of Awaab’s family, is to commit me to publishing a policy statement on approaches to tackling serious hazards in the social rented sector.
Mr Gove says a review has been underway since 2019 on how to make the Housing Health and Safety Rating System simpler. This will include 'improved guidance given to landlords and tenants' and making it 'easier for landlords and tenants to understand'. However, this campaign element does not relate to a concern raised by Ms Kearsley in her preventing future deaths report, so the government would not have to comment on it in the letter published this weekend. It's also an issue that should become less common if the other changes Mr Gove has promised come into effect.
In all of this, we must never forget Awaab, and the pain his family had to go through after losing their beautiful boy. As they said outside court following his inquest: "He was always full of smiles, he liked to joke and was full of life and laughter.
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