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The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding

Status: Closed Opened: 31 Oct 2024 Closed: 16 May 2025 20 recommendations 26 conclusions 1 report

In June 2017, 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower disaster. The resulting public inquiry found that aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding had played a significant role in the spread of the fire. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has committed £5.1bn to remove and replace dangerous cladding. It has …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
17th Report - The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding HC 362 21 Mar 2025 46 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

4 items
23 Conclusion 17th Report - The Remediation of Danger… Not Addressed

Millions of residents trapped in unsafe, unsellable flats face severe financial and emotional hardship

As many as 3 million people may have been affected by the cladding crisis. The NAO found that residents continue to suffer ongoing financial and emotional consequences. In its written evidence to us, End Our Cladding Scandal (EOCS) told us that the lives of thousands of ordinary people had been …

Government response. The government agrees with the observation but commits to providing annual written updates to the Committee on the overall progress of building remediation until Summer 2029. This response does not specifically address the severe financial and emotional impacts on residents …
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24 Recommendation 17th Report - The Remediation of Danger… Not Addressed

Delayed government guidance and existing litigation hinder resolution of remediation disputes

MHCLG’s Remediation Acceleration Plan (the Plan) commits to publishing guidance to help where disputes between parties are delaying remediation. However, in written evidence, the Home Builders’ Federation (HBF) noted that MHCLG made this commitment over 18 months ago and it was yet to be delivered.39 MHCLG described how it had …

Government response. The government agrees with the recommendation, but commits only to writing to the Committee annually from Summer 2025 until 2029 to report on overall remediation progress, without specifying action on publishing guidance for dispute resolution.
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26 Conclusion 17th Report - The Remediation of Danger… Not Addressed

Code of Practice for resident communication during remediation shows inconsistent practice and limited awareness

In 2023, MHCLG launched a Code of Practice to support improved communications during remediation. The HBF and the NHF told us that developers and social housing providers had agreed to follow the code. EOCS told us the code was “a long time coming” and had been heavily revised at the …

Government response. The government agrees with the observation but commits to providing annual written updates to the Committee on the overall progress of building remediation until Summer 2029. This response does not specifically address the concerns raised in the conclusion about the …
HM Treasury
42 Conclusion 17th Report - The Remediation of Danger…

Cladding remediation funding disproportionately prioritised private over social landlords, hindering social housing progress.

The National Housing Federation (NHF) told us that the government’s approach to funding remediation for non–ACM cladding allocated public funding in a way that prioritised tenure over risk. It said that the arrangements meant that, in reality, 90% of public funding for remediating non–ACM type cladding had gone to private …

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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
3 Feb 2025 Ben Llewelyn · MHCLG, Councillor Adam Hug · Local Government Association, David O'Leary · Home Builders Federation, Giles Grover · End Our Cladding Scandal, Helen Fisher · Homes England, Rhys Moore · National Housing Federation, Richard Goodman · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Sarah Healey CB CVO · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government View ↗

Correspondence

5 letters
DateDirectionTitle
15 Sep 2025 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Loc…
4 Sep 2025 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and…
17 Jul 2025 From cttee Letter to the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local…
27 Mar 2025 To cttee Letter from the Executive Director at Home Builders Federation relating to the …
3 Mar 2025 To cttee Letter from the End Our Cladding Scandal & Non-Qualifying Leaseholders relating…