The Scottish Government introduced the Housing (Cladding Remediation) Bill on 1 November 2023.

The Bill gives powers to Scottish Ministers to assess and remediate certain types of buildings with unsafe cladding. Scottish Ministers will need to record these assessments and any remediation works completed in a register. Remediate means to take action towards fixing problems.

It will allow the establishment of a responsible developers scheme to encourage developers to pay for, or carry out, remediation work. In England, the UK government launched a responsible actors scheme in July, requiring residential developers to pay for building safety remediation work.

The Bill applies to only some buildings. For a building to be assessed under the Bill, the building must have been built or refurbished between 1 June 1992 and 1 June 2022. The building must contain at least one residential unit and be 11 metres or over tall.

Scottish Ministers will need to record cladding assessments and remediation works in a register. This register will include assessment dates, details of any repairs, and when the work finished. This will make information about buildings with cladding repairs more easily available.

Under the Bill’s proposals, the Scottish government would record remediated buildings’ assessment and works in a cladding assurance register.

This consultation has now closed and CIOB has responded. A copy of our submission will be uploaded here once it is published on the Scottish Parliament website.

Should you have any questions about our response, please email [email protected].