Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
The Bill is being introduced to reduce the risk to life from unsafe cladding on people’s homes.
The Bill gives powers to Scottish Ministers to assess and remediate certain types of buildings with unsafe cladding. Scottish Ministers will need to record these assessments and any remediation works completed in a register. Remediate means to take action towards fixing problems.
The Bill also allows Scottish Ministers to create a responsible developers scheme.
The Bill is at Stage 3
Contents
Stage 1 - General principles
Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
The Bill ended Stage 1 on 12 March 2024
Committee Examination
The lead committee for this Bill is the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Find out more about this committee
The lead committee published its stage 1 report on 29 February 2024.
The stage 1 debate took place on 12 March 2024.
Your views
MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee sought views on the details of the proposals.
The call for views closed on 8 December 2023.
You can read the responses here.
For more information or queries regarding the Committee's scrutiny of the Bill, please contact the Clerks to the Committee at localgov.committee@parliament.scot
Timetable
The timetable that the committee followed while examining the Bill at Stage 1
Stage 1 deadline
On 29 November 2023, Parliament agreed motion S6M-11480, that consideration of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 15 March 2024.
Who spoke to the lead committee in the Parliament
MSPs met with people in committee meetings to discuss what the Bill will do.
Minutes of 7 November 2023 (in private)
Minutes of 5 December 2023 (in private)
Minutes of 12 December 2023
Minutes of 19 December 2023 (in private)
Minutes of 23 January 2024
Minutes of 30 January 2024
Minutes of 6 February 2024
Minutes of 20 February 2024 (in private)
Minutes of 27 February 2024 (in private)
Meeting on 12 December 2023
Correspondence
Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
A letter from the Minister for Housing in response to the Committees report on Stage 1 of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, 8 March 2024
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill 9 November
A letter from the Minister for Parliamentary Business, 9 November 2023
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
A letter from the Minister for Housing, 2 November 2023
Work by other committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Report published on 10 January 2024
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Committee report
The lead committee published its stage 1 report on 29 February 2024.
Stage 1 report on the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
The committee received the following response to its report on 8 March 2024
Debate
MSPs debate the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
Meeting on 12 March 2024
Read the minutes of proceedings (130KB, pdf) posted 12 March 2024
Vote
MSPs vote on the general principles of the Bill.
Meeting on 12 March 2024
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
- Submitted by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-12450
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution
- Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-12440
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 12 March 2024