Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Etc.) Bill introduced in parliament

On 14 October 2026, the government introduced the Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Etc.) Bill into Parliament. This was initially raised in the King’s Speech in May, as part of the government’s commitment to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding in England and hold those responsible to account. Some elements of the Bill will require secondary legislation, and government expects this to be made within one year of Royal Assent. 

The Bill will deliver on the legislative commitments of the Remediation Acceleration Plan from December 2024, with its main objectives to: 

• Create certainty for which buildings require cladding remediation and to what standard
• Give regulators powers to hold blockers to account
• Make companies who are responsible for unsafe building products contribute to remediation
• Ensure all residents have a route to mediation, and no building is left behind. 

For housing professionals, the proposals will mean:

• All building owners will have a clear legal duty to remediate unsafe cladding and buildings, to improve enforcement and compliance
• There will be a register of all residential, 11 to 18 metre buildings in England, and each building must be assessed for fire-safety risks within 12 months of the legislation coming into force. This includes a consistent and mandated approach for Fire Risk Assessments of External Walls (FRAEWs) and auditing
• Regulators will be able to hold those delaying remediation to account, as well as improving co-operation and accountability between different regulators
• Residents will have a last-resort backstop to allow a public authority to carry out remediation work itself, through a remediation management order. 

Megan Hinch, CIH policy manager leading on building safety, commented: “CIH welcomes the government’s continued commitment to addressing historic building safety concerns, as outlined in the introduction of the Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Etc.) Bill. The construction and housing sectors have undergone significant change in recent years to learn the lessons from the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, so that something similar never happens again.  

“Everyone should be able to live in a safe home, and we look forward to engaging with members, government and wider sector partners as this Bill progresses through Parliament." 

You can read the whole Bill and track its progress in parliament here. 

The government’s guidance on the Bill is available here.