There are still 121 private high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding where plans for remediation to make them safe are still unclear, as progress dealing with the problem appeared to have stalled.
New figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Building Safety Programme, set up in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster last year, showed only a slight improvement on September, when there were 124 private high-rises where plans for remediation were still unclear.
Of the 291 private sector buildings identified as having dangerous cladding, just 17 have finished remediation (up from 10 in September), and 21 have started remediation. Plans are in place for 92 buildings where work hasn’t started (up from 67) and there are 40 buildings where building owners intend to remediate and plans are being developed.
Meanwhile 22 of the 157 social sector residential buildings in England, where aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding systems unlikely to meet current Building Regulations, have finished remediation. A further 98 have started the process of remediation.
There are another 33 social sector buildings where a remediation plan is in place, and a further four where building owners intend to remediate and are developing plans.
