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 2 - Changes to detail
MSPs can propose changes (“amendments”) to the Bill. The amendments are considered and decided on by a committee.
The Bill ended Stage 2 on 23 April 2024
Stage 2 deadline
On 17 April 2024, Parliament agreed motion S6M-12870, that that consideration of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 3 May 2024.
Correspondence
Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament
Meeting on amendments
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting held on 23 April 2024.
Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (515KB, pdf) posted 18 April 2024
Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (572KB, pdf) posted 18 April 2024
Bill as amended at Stage 2
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill as amended (1MB, pdf) posted 23 April 2024
Additional information from the Scottish Government on the Bill following Stage 2
Revised Explanatory Notes
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill revised explanatory notes (print version) (367KB, pdf) posted 08 May 2024
Explanation of the Bill
Supplementary Financial Memorandum
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill supplementary financial memorandum (153KB, pdf) posted 07 May 2024
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill supplementary financial memorandum (print version) (184KB, pdf) posted 03 May 2024
How much the Bill is likely to cost
Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill supplementary delegated powers memorandum (109KB, pdf) posted 08 May 2024
Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill supplementary delegated powers memorandum (print version) (204KB, pdf) posted 03 May 2024
Information on the powers the Bill gives the Scottish Ministers and others to make “secondary legislation” (usually regulations) and to the Scottish Ministers (such as to make guidance).