Seventh Report: Cladding Remediation—Follow-up

Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee HC 1249 29 April 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 16 items (14 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 16 of 16 classified)
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 4
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 5
Government response
Building Safety: Remediation and Funding: Government Response to the Select Committee Reports · published 17 May 2022
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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1 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 9
We are concerned that, despite our previous recommendation on this issue, the Government still lacks...
Recommendation
We are concerned that, despite our previous recommendation on this issue, the Government still lacks data on the full scale and extent of remediation needed for buildings both below and above 18m. In order to know how much it will … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government commits to publishing information in data releases as soon as appropriate and details its current monthly and quarterly publications on the progress of ACM cladding remediation and the Building Safety Fund for buildings 18 metres and above.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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2 Recommendation Accepted in Part
We reiterate our recommendation from our June 2020 report that in the same way as...
Recommendation
We reiterate our recommendation from our June 2020 report that in the same way as it has done for buildings with ACM cladding, the Government should publish a monthly data release on the number of buildings with non-ACM cladding and … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government commits to publishing information when appropriate and currently provides monthly updates on ACM cladding and the Building Safety Fund for non-ACM cladding on buildings 18m and above. It does not explicitly commit to a single monthly data release covering all non-ACM cladding and other fire safety defects, including buildings between 11m and 18m, as requested.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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10 Recommendation Accepted in Part
The Committee welcomes the introduction of a new developer levy and tax to ensure that...
Recommendation
The Committee welcomes the introduction of a new developer levy and tax to ensure that developers contribute towards the costs of remediation. We recognise and welcome the fact that some developers have already committed millions towards remediation funds. We also … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government partially accepted the recommendation by agreeing that those responsible should contribute and stating it will use powers in the Building Safety Act to compel construction product manufacturers, and noted it has consulted on the impacts of the building safety levy, but did not commit to extending the developer levy or dedicating it to a comprehensive fund.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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12 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 36
We welcome the introduction of the waking watch relief fund, which shows the Government recognises...
Recommendation
We welcome the introduction of the waking watch relief fund, which shows the Government recognises that intervention is needed to support leaseholders with interim fire safety costs. However, the scheme does not go far enough. It does not cover the … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the burden of interim costs and has launched a £35 million Waking Watch Relief Fund and a further £27 million Waking Watch Replacement Fund to install fire alarms in buildings of all heights, aiming to end reliance on Waking Watch measures.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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