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Building Safety: Remediation and Funding

Status: Closed Opened: 19 Jan 2022 Closed: 23 May 2022 16 recommendations 5 conclusions 1 report

The purpose of this inquiry is to examine the effectiveness and impact of the Government’s planned measures to make developers and industry cover the costs of remediation, to scrutinise whether the Secretary of State’s approach goes far enough to finally fix this crisis, and to examine what the funding arrangement to be agreed with industry … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Building Safety: Remediation and Funding HC 1063 11 Mar 2022 21 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
2 Recommendation Seventh Report - Building Safety: Remed… Deferred

In the absence of PAS-79 guidance which was withdrawn in August 2021, it is imperative...

In the absence of PAS-79 guidance which was withdrawn in August 2021, it is imperative that the British Standards Institute publish its new standard as soon as possible. We urge the Government to report on its consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans at the earliest opportunity. (Paragraph 6) Protecting leaseholders … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government redirects responsibility for PAS guidance to the British Standards Institution and states it will publish its response to the PEEPs consultation alongside the commencement of the Fire Safety Act 2021 in May 2022.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
18 Conclusion Seventh Report - Building Safety: Remed… Deferred

Social housing providers must be exempt from the Building Safety Levy and any other taxes...

Social housing providers must be exempt from the Building Safety Levy and any other taxes or levies connected to building safety remediation. Social housing providers must be exempt from requirements to fund and undertake necessary remediation on buildings they played a role in developing where they were the customer of … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government is considering an exemption from the levy for affordable housing and will consult on the levy, with possible exemptions to be considered as part of that consultation before a final decision is made.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
21 Feb 2022 Rt Hon Michael Gove · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities View ↗
2 Feb 2022 Charles Roe · UK Finance, Cllr Rachel Blake · Local Government Association, Geeta Nada · Metropolitan Thames Valley, James Dalton · Association of British Insurers (ABI), Kate Henderson · National Housing Federation, Richard Collins · Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) View ↗
31 Jan 2022 Andrew Bulmer · Institute of Residential Property Management, Ben Beadle · National Residential Landlords Association, Ben Beadle · National Residential Landlords' Association, David O'Leary · Home Builders Federation, John Mulryan · Ballymore, Liam Spender · UK Cladding Action Group, Peter Caplehorn · Construction Products Association View ↗

Who gave evidence

14 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Andrew Bulmer · CEO Institute of Residential Property Management 1
Ben Beadle · Chief Executive National Residential Landlords Association 1
Ben Beadle · Chief Executive National Residential Landlords' Association 1
Charles Roe · Director of Mortgages UK Finance 1
Cllr Rachel Blake · Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board Local Government Association 1
David O'Leary · Executive Director Home Builders Federation 1
Geeta Nada · Chief Executive, and chair of the G15 group of Lo… Metropolitan Thames Valley 1
James Dalton · Director General Insurance Policy Association of British Insurers (ABI) 1
John Mulryan · Group Managing Director Ballymore 1
Kate Henderson · CEO National Housing Federation 1
Liam Spender · Representative UK Cladding Action Group 1
Peter Caplehorn · Chief Executive Construction Products Association 1
Richard Collins · Interim Chief Executive Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 1
Rt Hon Michael Gove · Secretary of State Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 1

Correspondence

10 letters
DateDirectionTitle
17 May 2022 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair dated 7 May 2022 concerning bui…
22 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from the Chair to the Association of British Insurers dated 22 March 202…
9 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from the Association of British Insurers to the Chair dated 8 March 2022…
8 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from G15 to the Chair dated 4 March 2022 following up evidence given bef…
8 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from the British Standards Institution dated 2 March 2022 concerning the…
1 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from the Construction Products Association to the Chair dated 17 Februar…
1 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from the National Residential Landlords Association to the Chair dated 2…
22 Feb 2022 To cttee Letter from Ballymore to the Chair dated 11 February 2022 concerning evidence g…
22 Feb 2022 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair dated 21 February 2022 concerni…
22 Feb 2022 To cttee Letter from the Home Builders Federation to the Chair dated 16 February 2022 co…