The Scottish Government launched the consultation on 8^th November 2023, advising that the Bill is being introduced to reduce the risk to life from unsafe cladding on homes and to give power to the 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. The Bill also allows Scottish Ministers to create a responsible developers scheme.

Click here for more information on the Bill.

The consultation will inform MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing, and Planning Committee. Click here for more information on the consultation.

Click here for slides containing a summary of the Bill.

Questions Posed in the Consultation

1. Do you think this legislation will deliver quick and cost-effective remediation of potentially flammable cladding systems found on some modern blocks of flats in Scotland?

What, if any, amendments could be made to the Bill that would further speed the delivery of cladding remediation?

2. Do you think the Register will resolve the challenges around
 re-mortgaging, buying, selling, and insuring properties with potentially
unsafe cladding?

Are there any other measures necessary to respond to these challenges?

3. Experience shows that it can prove difficult to secure consent for
cladding remediation work from all owners within a block of flats. Do the provisions in the Bill adequately address this issue? If not, what changes
need to be made?

Are the appeal mechanisms and timescales for those appeals sufficient?

4. Do you think this scheme will expedite the process of remediating buildings with potentially unsafe cladding?

Do you think it is proportionate to prohibit developers who fail to comply with the schemes terms from carrying out major developments and gaining building control sign-off in Scotland.

Much of the detail of the scheme is left to secondary legislation. Should more of the detail be on the face of the Bill. 

5. Is there a need to make provision for non-residential buildings with potentially unsafe cladding?

The deadline for responses is 8^th December 2023.

PMAS encourages all members of submit individual responses.

PMAS consultation response:

“PMAS views the Bill as being an excellent initiative towards solving key challenges to the remediation of unsafe cladding in Scotland. The Bill also lays the foundation for future initiatives. 

The Association is very supportive of what the Scottish Government is aiming to achieve, the creation of cladding assurance register, establishment of a responsible developer scheme, direct homeowner engagement and the authority to act. 

We have encouraged our members to enter their individual responses to the consultation.”