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17th Report - The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding
Public Accounts Committee
HC 362
Published 21 March 2025
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Seventeenth report from Session 2024-25 · published 16 May 2025
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Rejected
Uncertainty remains regarding dangerous cladding remediation scope, costs, and completion timelines.
Conclusion
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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.
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Recommendation
Rejected
Manufacturers of non-compliant construction products have yet to contribute financially to remediation.
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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.
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