Cladding Remediation Programme: factsheet

Cladding Remediation Programme pilot

The pilot phase

The ‘pilot phase’ of the Programme began in 2021, and was designed to identify a range of buildings to help inform the development of the Single Building Assessment (SBA) process.

Pilot buildings that have already been assessed

Several buildings within the pilot have already been assessed. This work will require a ‘refresh’ to ensure it is in line with the SBA specification. This will not mean starting the assessment process again, as all existing information will be made available to the competent, qualified person carrying out the refresh.

Either the developer or the government will commission the refresh. A number of developers have already committed to refreshing assessments in line with the SBA specification. All SBAs will have to meet compliance and assurance standards, which we published in January 2025.

Pilot buildings that have not yet been assessed

Buildings within the pilot that are yet to be assessed will use the SBA specification and standards for the assessment process.

Pilot review

The 107 buildings on the Pilot were put on a pathway to assessment, starting with pre assessment checks made by an appointed fire engineer consultant.

51 were assessed as being out of scope of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act, following a review by the appointed fire engineering consultants.  

Of the 56 buildings within scope:

• 10 of the buildings have been taken on by the developer
• two were identified by the fire engineers as being low risk and not requiring an SBA
• 12 have had or are undergoing an SBA commissioned by Scottish Government  
• 32 will require an SBA – these will now have the opportunity to be funded for assessment through the Single Open Call