Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 27
27
Accepted
Effectiveness of new resident communication requirements in Cladding Safety Scheme remains too early to assess
Recommendation
MHCLG’s Plan commits to driving compliance with the Code of Practice to ensure residents are kept informed throughout the remediation process and disruption from works on site is minimised.46 Homes England told us that communication with residents was far more embedded in its Cladding Safety Scheme, which requires evidence of good quality communication from those responsible for remediation before it releases funds at each 42 Committee of Public Accounts, Progress in remediating dangerous cladding, Sixteenth Report of Session 2019-21, HC 406, 16 September 2020, recommendation 3 43 Q 32 44 Q 33; MHCLG Remediation Acceleration Plan 45 Qq 7–9, 12; C&AG’s Report, para 2.14 46 MHCLG Remediation Acceleration Plan 19 stage of the process. Homes England said it also required applicants to conduct a survey of residents every four months while on site. It was too early to judge the effectiveness of these measures as the Cladding Safety Scheme only had 53 buildings start the remediation process by December 2024.47 Tackling insurance costs
Government Response Summary
The government agrees and will write to the Committee annually from Summer 2025 until Summer 2029 to provide updates on remediation progress and targets for 18m+ and 11m+ buildings.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2025 3.2 The government will write to the Committee annually from Summer 2025, until Summer 2029 when, in alignment with the RAP, all 18m+ buildings with unsafe cladding in government-funded schemes will be remediated, and every 11m+ building will either be remediated, have a completion date, or landlords will face severe penalties.