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Cladding Remediation - Follow-up

Status: Closed Opened: 25 Feb 2021 Closed: 16 May 2022 14 recommendations 2 conclusions 1 report

Following the Secretary of State’s announcement on 10 February of additional funding for cladding remediation, the Committee will take evidence from MHCLG, the UK Cladding Action Group, LGA and others. We will look at how this support will be allocated, and the steps that will be taken to ensure that leaseholders and tenants are protected … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report: Cladding Remediation—Follow-up HC 1249 29 Apr 2021 16 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
7 Recommendation Seventh Report: Cladding Remediation—Fo… Accepted

Social housing providers should have full and equal access to government funds for remediation, whether...

Social housing providers should have full and equal access to government funds for remediation, whether through the existing Building Safety Fund or our proposed Comprehensive Building Safety Fund. Our proposed Comprehensive Building Safety Fund would cover all necessary remediation, including relating to non-cladding fire safety defects, but if the Government … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government stated that social housing providers already have access to the Social Sector ACM Cladding Remediation Fund and the Building Safety Fund under certain conditions, and can claim for costs chargeable to leaseholders, but did not commit to new full and equal access or …
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
11 Recommendation Seventh Report: Cladding Remediation—Fo… Accepted

We also ask the Government to consider how others, including product manufacturers and suppliers, can...

We also ask the Government to consider how others, including product manufacturers and suppliers, can contribute to the costs of fire safety remediation, in line with principles set out by the Government about the proportion of costs to be met by industry. Read more

Government response AI summary
The government accepted the recommendation, stating it agrees that responsible parties should contribute, and will use powers in the Building Safety Act to compel construction product manufacturers to contribute to remediation costs, with a new Recovery Unit to pursue firms.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
8 Mar 2021 Richard Goodman · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, The Lord Greenhalgh · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government View ↗
1 Mar 2021 Dr Dean Buckner · Leasehold Knowledge Partnership, Dr Nigel Glen · Association of Residential Managing Agents, Dr Will Martin · UK Cladding Action Group, Kate Henderson · National Housing Federation, The Lord Porter of Spalding CBE · Local Government Association (LGA) View ↗

Who gave evidence

7 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Dr Dean Buckner · Trustee Leasehold Knowledge Partnership 1
Dr Nigel Glen · CEO Association of Residential Managing Agents 1
Dr Will Martin · Co-Founder UK Cladding Action Group 1
Kate Henderson · CEO National Housing Federation 1
Richard Goodman · Director General, Building Safety, Grenfell and N… Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 1
The Lord Greenhalgh · Minister of State for Building Safety and Communi… Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 1
The Lord Porter of Spalding CBE · Fire and Building Safety Spokesman Local Government Association (LGA) 1

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
20 Apr 2021 — Association of Residential Managing Agents briefing notes on building insurance…
20 Apr 2021 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Building Safety, Fire and Communities to …
19 Mar 2021 To cttee Letter from Lord Porter, LGA Building Safety Spokesperson, to the Chair dated 5…