Bill 4305 2nd Reading Commons

Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

A Bill to make provision about fire safety in buildings containing multiple dwellings, including provision for the assessment and remediation of external walls that give rise to risks from fire, and the mitigation of such risks, in taller buildings; to make provision for the obtaining and recording of information about buildings containing residential accommodation; to make provision about liabilities in connection with unsafe construction products; and to make other provision in connection with the safety and management of residential buildings.

Introduced by
Angela Rayner · Labour · Ashton-under-Lyne
Originating house
Commons
Introduced
14 October 2026
Last updated
29 October 2026

What this bill does

Currently at 2nd Reading in the Commons.

It tightens rules to find and fix unsafe cladding and other fire risks in residential buildings.

The bill would require building owners and other responsible bodies to assess, reduce and repair dangerous external wall fire risks in certain homes. It would also create a register for medium-rise buildings, improve access to ownership information, and give regulators stronger powers to enforce repairs and recover costs. In addition, it would widen liability for unsafe construction products and make related changes to building safety law.

  • Require responsible entities for certain residential buildings over 11 metres or five storeys to assess external wall fire risks using a consistent method and submit qualifying reports for audit.
  • Impose duties to carry out interim mitigation and permanent remediation as soon as reasonably practicable when risks are identified.
  • Create criminal offences and civil financial penalties for failing to assess, mitigate, remediate, cooperate, provide information, or comply with remediation-related orders.
  • Allow local authorities and Homes England to apply for remediation management orders so public authorities can take over and complete remediation where duty-holders fail to act.
  • Set up a statutory register for occupied medium-rise buildings and require registration duty-holders to provide and update information.
  • Give relevant authorities power to demand building ownership information and share it for building safety functions.
  • Require local authorities, fire and rescue authorities, and the Building Safety Regulator to cooperate, share information, and coordinate enforcement.
  • Expand liability for unsafe construction products and related misleading conduct, and extend some remedies and time-limit rules across the UK.
  • Tighten enforcement of existing remediation orders, including new penalties and information requirements.
  • Prevent many remediation and enforcement costs from being passed on to leaseholders through service charges.

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Progress

  1. 1st reading · Commons
  2. 2nd reading · Commons
  3. Programme motion · Commons
  4. Money resolution · Commons
  5. Ways and Means resolution · Commons
  6. Committee stage · Commons