Scotland’s Cladding Remediation Programme monthly management information: March 2026

Scottish Government funded assessment and remediation

The Single Open Call, which invited expressions of interest to identify buildings and apply for Scottish Government funding for a Single Building Assessment (SBA), closed on 31 March 2026. The Cladding Remediation Programme carries out initial checks on expressions of interest, which indicate whether the buildings are likely to be eligible for funding or not. Buildings can be ineligible for Scottish Government funding for an SBA for various reasons, such as a developer being expected to be responsible for assessment and remediation, or the building not meeting the criteria for an SBA to be required (for example, because they are not 11m or more in height). As more information about the buildings becomes available, decisions made about whether they are eligible for funding to have an SBA carried out or not can change.

As at 31 March 2026, 1,799 expressions of interest had been submitted via the Single Open Call. Of these 946 had been identified as likely to be eligible for Scottish Government funding for an SBA, 832 had been identified as ineligible for funding and the remaining 21 had not undergone initial eligibility checks. Just over half (485) of the expressions of interest that had been identified as likely to be eligible for Scottish Government funding for an SBA related to buildings that were estimated to be 18m or over in height (to the floor of the topmost storey) and 461 were estimated to be 11-18m in height.

Figure 1. As at 31 March 2026, factors or property managers had submitted the most expressions of interest via the Single Open Call

The number of expressions of interest submitted to the Cladding Remediation Programme via the Single Open Call by the type of applicant

Figure 2. As at 31 March 2026, over three quarters of expressions of interest identified as likely to be eligible for Scottish Government funding for SBAs had been submitted by owners of social housing

The number of expressions of interest submitted identified as likely to be eligible for Scottish Government funding for an SBA by the type of applicant

As at 31 March 2026, factors or property managers had submitted 853 expressions of interest but initial checks had only identified 203 as likely to be eligible for SBA funding. A small number of factors or property managers accounted for the majority of the expressions of interest that were identified as likely to be ineligible, mainly on the basis of height.

As at 31 March 2026, the Cladding Remediation Programme had provided Local Authorities with funding to carry out SBAs in relation to 376 expressions of interest. The Programme had also issued offers of funding to Registered Social Landlords and factors or property managers in relation to a further 138 and 13 expressions of interest respectively. Some expressions of interest relate to buildings that are very close to 11m in height and may therefore be subject to more precise height checks prior to an SBA starting.

Figure 3. Thirteen Local Authorities had received funding to carry out SBAs

Number of expressions of interest for which Local Authorities had received funding to carry out SBAs as at 31 March 2026

As at 31 March 2026, the Cladding Remediation Programme had been informed that Scottish Government funded SBAs, based on the specification published in June 2024, were underway for 149 buildings (expressions of interest) in ten different local authority areas. Of these, 89 (60%) related to buildings that were estimated to be 18m or over in height and 60 (40%) were estimated to be 11-18m in height. Registered Social Landlords were responsible for taking forward SBAs for 117 of these buildings, Local Authorities were responsible for taking forward 31, and a factor or property manager was responsible for the other one. Please note, one SBA might cover multiple buildings/ expressions of interest, see the Data, methodology and limitations section for more details.

These numbers show that although Local Authorities had received funding for a large number of SBAs, SBAs were only underway for 31 buildings at the end of March 2026. There are various factors that may explain this, including that the funding was only transferred in February and March 2026 and it can take some time for organisations to procure and start SBAs.

Figure 4. As at 31 March 2026, over two thirds of buildings where Scottish Government funded SBAs were underway were in Glasgow City

The number of buildings/expressions of interest where Scottish Government funded SBAs were underway by local authority area

As at 31 March 2026, over two thirds of buildings where Scottish Government funded SBAs were underway were in relation to buildings in Glasgow City, but figure 3 shows that Glasgow City Local Authority had not received any funding to carry out SBAs. This is because Glasgow City transferred its social housing stock to Registered Social Landlords in 2003.

As at 31 March 2026, 16 Scottish Government funded SBAs, based on the specification published in June 2024, had been completed, which had not changed since September 2025. The majority of these were in Glasgow City and City of Edinburgh local authority areas. Registered Social Landlords were responsible for three of these, and Scottish Government were responsible for the other 13.

Figure 5. As at 31 March 2026, Scottish Government funded SBAs had been completed in four local authority areas

The number of SBAs completed by local authority area

All 16 completed Scottish Government funded SBAs identified recommendations for remediation work.

As at 31 March 2026, the Cladding Remediation Programme was aware that urgent interim measures were in place in ten buildings. The SBA specification defines an urgent interim measure as a temporary measure that is put in place to address an immediate risk to human life, that has been deemed unacceptable by the Assessor. These can include measures such as waking watches, installation of fire alarms, and changes to evacuation strategies.

As at 31 March 2026, the Cladding Remediation Programme was aware that remediation work was underway in three buildings.