Government building safety remediation data releases

[edit] Background to the data releases

Since April 2023, the UK Government has published data which has included a table on combined remediation progress in the ACM programme and Building Safety Fund.

After October 2023 the Building Safety Remediation data release included data on buildings in the Building Safety Fund, Cladding Safety Scheme, developer remediation contract and reported by registered providers of social housing, as well as high-rise buildings with ACM cladding systems. Prior to that, versions of the data release have only included data on high-rise buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations, with data on buildings in the Building Safety Fund published separately.

[edit] Overall remediation statistics in brief

Of the 4,613 residential buildings 11 metres and over in height with unsafe cladding the department is monitoring, as at 30 June 2024:

• 1,332 buildings (29%) have completed remediation, including those awaiting building control sign off
• 969 building (21%) have started remediation
• 2,312 buildings (50%) have not started remediation

[edit] Overall remediation progress

[edit] Remediation progress across different programmes due to the maturity of schemes.

[edit] Overall remediation by height

[edit] Overall remediation by tenure

[edit] Detail of the most recent data release

The most recent data release provides data on:

• Remediation progress across MHCLG’s Building Safety Remediation portfolio, covering buildings in the ACM programme, Building Safety Fund, Cladding Safety Scheme, developer remediation contract and reported by registered providers of social housing
• Progress with remediation of high-rise (18 metres and over in height) residential buildings (including student accommodation and hotels) and publicly owned buildings with ACM cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations in the ACM programme
• Progress with remediation of high-rise residential buildings with non-ACM cladding systems assessed as eligible for funding from the Building Safety Fund
• Progress with the applications for and remediation of medium-rise (11 – 18 metres in height) residential buildings in England, and Northern Ireland, and high-rise residential buildings outside of London with non-ACM cladding systems in the Cladding Safety Scheme
• Progress of remediation of residential buildings 11 metres and over in height with life-critical fire safety risks under the developer remediation contract
• Progress of remediation of residential buildings 11 metres and over in height with unsafe cladding reported by registered providers of social housing
• Enforcement action taken by local authorities against high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding under the Housing Act 2004.

[edit] ACM remediation update as of June 2024

Of the 498 high-rise (18 metres and over in height) residential and publicly owned buildings with ACM cladding systems, unlikely to meet Building Regulations, 487 (98%) have either started or completed remediation works (as was the situation at the end of May). 437of these buildings (88%) have completed ACM remediation, including those awaiting building control sign-off, an increase of one since the end of May. 11 buildings have yet to start ACM remediation (or 2% of all buildings), no change since the end of May. One building is vacant so does not pose a risk to resident safety, seven occupied buildings have forecast start dates, two further buildings have had local authority enforcement action taken against them, and the remaining building came in to scope in April 2024.

[edit] Building Safety Fund (BSF) update as of June 2024

Of the 869 high-rise (18 metres and over in height) residential buildings proceeding with an application for funding through the Building Safety Fund, 222 buildings (26%) have started remediation works and 302 buildings (35%) have completed remediation on unsafe non-ACM cladding, including those awaiting building control sign-off.

Overall, 524 high-rise buildings (60%) in the fund have either started or completed remediation works on non-ACM cladding, an increase of two since the end of May. Of these, 302 buildings (35% of buildings) have completed remediation works, an increase of 15 since the end of May.

[edit] Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) update as of June 2024

288 buildings 11 metres and over in height have been assessed as eligible for the Cladding Safety Scheme, an increase of 64 since the end of May. All have either signed grant funding agreements or are in the process of doing so, and six buildings have started remediation work on site.

A further 1,228 buildings are 11 metres and over in height in the pre-eligible stages of the Cladding Safety Scheme, which launched fully in July 2023. Of these, 432 buildings are progressing through eligibility checks, and 796 buildings are in the pre-application stage. Another 4,000 buildings are in the pipeline and being investigated, and where within programme parameters, are being brought into the pre-application process.

[edit] Developer remediation update as of April / June 2024

1,569 buildings that are 11 metres and over in height have been identified as having life-critical fire safety defects (including cladding and non-cladding defects) which developers have committed to remediate or pay to remediate, an increase of 68 since January 2024 and no change since end May 2024.

Of these, developers reported that 727 (46%) have either started or completed remediation works, of these, 362 (23% of buildings) are reported to have completed remediation works, as was the situation in May 2024.

When excluding buildings reported with only non-cladding defects, there are 1,428 buildings which developers have reported as having unsafe cladding, of which 677 (47%) are reported to have started or completed remediation, including 340 (24% of buildings) which are reported to have completed remediation.

[edit] Social housing sector and related remediation update as of March / June 2024

2,410 social buildings are 11 metres and over in height and have been identified as having life-critical fire-safety cladding defects. Identification was using survey data submitted by Registered Providers of social housing and data on buildings and the department is monitoring these under other government programmes (ACM programme, BSF, CSS and Developer Remediation contract). Of these, 1,205 (50%) have started or completed remediation works, with 661 (27% of buildings) having completed remediation. These figures represent a change of methodology since the previous publication.

In the most recent survey as at 31 March 2024, Registered Providers of social housing reported 1,818 buildings 11 metres and over in height as having unsafe cladding at the time of their most recent assessment. This could include buildings whose remediation work has been completed but awaits building control sign off and those awaiting a subsequent assessment to confirm no outstanding life-critical fire-safety defects. Of these, providers have reported that 631 (35%) have either started or completed remediation works, including 103 buildings (6%) reported to have completed remediation.

[edit] Enforcement update as of June 2024

As at 23 June 2024, local authority enforcement action has been, or is being, taken under the Housing Act 2004 against 398 buildings over 11m with unsafe cladding, an increase of nine since the end of May.

The figures in this publication are correct as at the specified dates. Remediation progress on the ACM programme, BSF and CSS will be updated monthly, and remediation progress on the developer remediation contract and registered providers of social housing will be updated quarterly.

This article is based on the MHCLG Research and analysis 'Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - June 2024', Published 18 July 2024.

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