EOCS evidence to the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry on Cladding (03/02/25)

Описание: On behalf of the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign, Giles Grover gave evidence to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Inquiry into the remediation of dangerous cladding. Giles told the cross-party committee of MPs:

• 00:07: The government's new 'Remediation Acceleration Plan' doesn't address the underlying issues and barriers to making homes safe

• 03:42: It's not just a lack of money: we need to start with clear and consistent risk assessment and remediation standards, including internal (non-cladding) defects

• 06:48: Big developers are only remediating to “tolerable” standards - while smaller developers, contractors and manufacturers still need to be made to pay

• 07:48: There is no oversight of the 'Remediation Code of Practice': scaffolding goes up without warning and monarflex sheeting blocks daylight

• 11:06: There are endless delays - from resourcing issues at the Building Safety Regulator, to disputes over the scope of work

• 13:25: Social housing providers must protect shared owners from the impact of this crisis

• 13:40: Around 20% of buildings were assessed by a suspended fire engineer and now don’t know if they are safe. Why didn’t the government act?

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Giles joined a panel of witnesses from organisations representing developers, housing associations and local government. This was followed by a second panel, where MPs questioned senior officials from MHCLG and Homes England.

Watch the full evidence session (panel 1 & 2): https://www.youtube.com/live/XkEIQnGOdS0

Read the transcript: https://committees.parliament.uk/oral...

Read more about the Inquiry, including written evidence submissions from organisations including EOCS: https://committees.parliament.uk/work...