Progress to identify, assess and fix unsafe cladding on
Scotland’s medium and high-rise multi-residential buildings will
be accelerated, under plans to safeguard homeowners and residents
in this year’s Programme for Government.
A Cladding Remediation Bill will give Ministers new powers to
remediate buildings with unsafe cladding that present a risk to
life. This will support the delivery of the Cladding Remediation
Programme and help to speed up the remediation process.
Ministers will also seek the transfer of powers to create a new
Building Safety Levy, equivalent to the UK Government’s Building
Safety Levy for England. The Levy will ensure that developers in
Scotland contribute financially to tackling cladding issues.
Housing Minister said:
“We are determined to make sure that buildings with potentially
unsafe cladding are assessed and remediated, and homeowners and
residents continue to be at the heart of our Cladding Remediation
Programme. This programme has made good progress in identifying
and assessing safety issues but there is still more to be
done.
“Legislation will help us take the next steps in this important
work, and we will address barriers to remediating unsafe cladding
that presents a risk to life to ensure it can be fixed as
efficiently as possible.
“It is also right that those who have profited from the
construction of buildings with unsafe cladding contribute to the
cost of fixing them. One way we will do this is by seeking powers
to introduce a new Levy on developers, equivalent to the Building
Safety Levy in England, which will ensure that the sector makes a
fair contribution.
“We also remain committed to working with developers to agree a
contract setting out their commitments to support the remediation
of buildings that they developed.”
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