Building Safety Levy Expert Advisory Group

Overview

The Scottish Building Safety Levy Expert Advisory Group was established in May 2024 to help inform policy development of a proposed levy to raise revenue to support the funding of the Scottish Government’s Cladding Remediation Programme. 

The group’s remit is to provide expert advice, challenge and scrutiny of policy positions, with the aim of ensuring that the design of the prospective Scottish Building Safety Levy is compatible with its intended outcomes and meets the needs of industry and other stakeholders.

It will also seek to identify and offer solutions to any potential adverse impacts and unintended consequences, provide a broad view of subject matter expertise and perspectives and act as a sounding board. 

The group met on two occasions prior to the publication of a policy consultation on the Scottish Building Safety Levy and further meetings will be scheduled following discussion with members. 

Members

• Colin MacBean, Deputy Director, Land and Environmental Taxation (Chair) 
• Fionna Kell, Director of Policy, Homes for Scotland 
• John Stephen, Managing Director, A and J Stephen 
• Ian Drummond, Chairman, Taylor Wimpey Scotland 
• Robert Nicoll, COSLA, Futures Board and Building Warrant Fees 
• Michael Paterson, Head of Tax, Revenue Scotland 
• Justine Riccomini, Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland 
• Christopher Thorpe, Chartered Institute of Taxation 
• David Melhuish, Scottish Property Federation 
• Scott McKenzie, Local Authority Building Standards Scotland 

Non member attendees (Scottish Government) 

• Martin Davidson, Tax Directorate 
• Hannah Taylor, Tax Directorate 
• Robert Cramb, Tax Directorate 
• Alisdair Grahame, Tax Directorate 
• Kate Holliday, Tax Directorate
• Helena Janssen, Cladding Remediation Directorate 
• Mollie Johnson, Revenue Scotland 
• Linzi Wilding, More Homes Division