Cladding Remediation Programme: Next Phase Plan of Action
This August 2025 update on cladding remediation details next phase of delivery, focusing on acceleration, mitigation and remediation pathways. Progress made to date, actions and milestones through to March 2026, and long-term targets are all detailed in this update.
6. Conclusion
This Plan confirms the Scottish Government’s continued national leadership on cladding remediation. It represents a shift in pace, ambition and delivery, building on the firm legal foundation of the 2024 Act and moving from identification to resolution.
By March 2026, we will have:
- Enabled SBAs for all EOIs received in 2025 meeting criteria, providing residents and owners with clarity on building safety risk.
- Enabled urgent interim life-safety measures, such as waking watch or alarms, where SBAs identified immediate risk to life.
- Enabled a remediation pathway for all buildings where SBAs identified essential cladding works.
- Secured legally binding commitments from developers to assess and, where required, remediate buildings for which they are agreeing to take responsibility through the Developer Remediation Contract.
And by 2029 every high-risk residential building over 18 metres in Scotland will have been resolved — whether made safe, decommissioned or replaced — and every building between 11 and 18 metres will be on a defined pathway to resolution — supported by robust assessment, planning and funding for essential cladding remediation.
We will continue to step up where residents are unable to act on their own, providing crucial support and funding for assessment, urgent mitigation and essential remediation. We will stand alongside local authorities and Registered Social Landlords, offering resources and partnership where they face constraints. Above all, our commitment remains unwavering: to ensure every resident is seen, supported, and never left behind.