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Scotland: new cladding legislation and other plans to enhance building safety
The Bill has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament as part of the 2023/2024 Programme for Government, with the aim of supporting the delivery of the Scottish Cladding Remediation Programme and speeding up the remediation process. The Bill's explanatory note advises that all provisions are intended to contribute towards eliminating or mitigating the risks to human life that are created or exacerbated by the external wall cladding systems of buildings that are at least partly residential.
There are three key features of the Bill, which are covered in Parts 1, 2 and 4 of the Bill, and detailed below. (In case you are interested, Part 3 covers individual liability where an organisation commits an offence, and Part 5 addresses interpretation of the Bill).
Building safety: what is mandatory occurrence reporting?
The secondary legislation in question is the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 (Regulations), which relates to higher risk buildings (HRBs) in England.
Should building standards sanctions be stricter in Scotland?
In its Building Standards Enforcement and Sanctions Consultation, the Scottish Government sets out its proposed changes relating to various provisions of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (Act).
New construction legislation to look out for in 2024
What does your construction contract say about insolvency?
Building safety: latest on the variations process
Construction's 2023: past, present and future
Year on year the industry has been beset with challenges - COVID-19, Brexit, the Ukraine war, extreme global adverse weather conditions and natural disasters, the energy and cost of living crises - and 2023 was no different.
So, what were the key themes for construction in 2023, and what can we expect in 2024?
Procurement Act 2023: Government launches first guidance and training initiatives
Building safety in brief: defects claims and liability
This factsheet gives a high-level overview of some of the key changes around defects claims and liability under the BSA and these subsequent regulations (applies to England only).