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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

2 items
5 Conclusion 17th Report - The Remediation of Danger… Rejected

Uncertainty remains regarding dangerous cladding remediation scope, costs, and completion timelines.

Eight years on from Grenfell, we are concerned that MHCLG still does not know how many buildings have dangerous cladding, how much it will cost to address, or how long it will take. MHCLG’s latest estimate, that 9,000 to 12,000 buildings will need remediating at a total cost of between …

Government response. The government disagrees with the implied recommendation from the conclusion, stating it is consulting on redress routes as part of the Construction Products Reform Green Paper and that leaseholders and tenants are protected from cladding remediation costs.
HM Treasury
15 Recommendation 17th Report - The Remediation of Danger… Rejected

Manufacturers of non-compliant construction products have yet to contribute financially to remediation.

Despite promises in 2022 of tough new measures to force industry to pay to remove cladding, MHCLG accepted that it has yet to find a way to secure a financial contribution from manufacturers. We observed that while developers were contributing to the costs of remediation, manufacturers of non–compliant products had …

Government response. The government disagrees with the recommendation, stating it is currently consulting on redress routes via the Construction Products Reform Green Paper and that leaseholders are already protected from cladding remediation costs.
HM Treasury

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…