Seventh Report: Cladding Remediation—Follow-up
Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 1249
29 April 2021
Government response
Building Safety: Remediation and Funding: Government Response to the Select Committee Reports · published 17 May 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
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Conclusion
Rejected
Para 18
We welcome the additional £3.5 billion funding towards cladding remediation for buildings 18m and above...
Conclusion
We welcome the additional £3.5 billion funding towards cladding remediation for buildings 18m and above in height, which is a significant increase on the £1.6 billion already committed. However, we are concerned about perceived and real restrictions to the Building …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the implied need for a 'Comprehensive Building Safety Fund' as it believes it would lead to unnecessary remediation works and negative market impacts, advocating for a proportionate approach instead.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation
Rejected
Para 19
The Government should establish a Comprehensive Building Safety Fund for full remediation works of affected...
Recommendation
The Government should establish a Comprehensive Building Safety Fund for full remediation works of affected buildings. In allocating funds from the Comprehensive Building Safety Fund, the Government should move away from the current height- and product-based approach and should instead …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation to establish a 'Comprehensive Building Safety Fund,' arguing it would lead to unnecessary remediation, negatively impact the housing market, and counter their proportionate, risk-based approach to building safety.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation
Rejected
A building that is half-safe is a building that is unsafe.
Recommendation
A building that is half-safe is a building that is unsafe. Leaseholders are no more responsible for non-cladding fire safety defects than they are for the presence of combustible cladding on their homes. The costs of non-cladding related remediation could …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation for a comprehensive building safety fund, arguing it would lead to unnecessary remediation, negative market impacts, and delays. It highlights its proportionate approach and existing provisions under the Building Safety Act 2022 for non-cladding costs.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation
Rejected
Para 21
The Comprehensive Building Safety Fund should be fully funded by Government and industry, and the...
Recommendation
The Comprehensive Building Safety Fund should be fully funded by Government and industry, and the Government should establish clear principles regarding how the costs should be split between the two. Total contributions should not be capped, given that, as we …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejected the recommendation to establish a comprehensive, uncapped building safety fund, arguing it would drive unnecessary remediation and negatively impact the housing market by exacerbating incorrect risk perceptions.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation
Rejected
Para 29
The Government should abolish the loan scheme.
Recommendation
The Government should abolish the loan scheme. We reiterate our call on the Government to re-establish the principle that leaseholders should not pay anything towards the cost of remediating historical building safety defects. Instead, as we have stated, costs should …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejected the recommendation to abolish the loan scheme and establish a comprehensive fund, arguing it would lead to unnecessary work and negative market impacts, instead reiterating its proportionate approach and provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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