Government publish fund details to replace non-ACM cladding
The Government has released details of plans to replace un-safe non-ACM cladding systems and it is also asking potential applicants to register their buildings with the fund.
The Government announced the new £1 billion Non-ACM Cladding Systems Remediation Fund during the first Budget on 11 March 2020. The new fund covers the remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding systems including certain types of other metal composite or High Pressure Laminate panels on buildings that are 18 metres and over in high rise residential buildings.
The fund is aimed at making sure tenants, leaseholders and residents living in buildings covered by the fund are safe and feel safe by remediating unsafe non-ACM cladding systems. These will be cladding materials and systems that do not meet an appropriate standard of fire safety and could pose a significant risk to the health and safety of residents, other building users, people nearby or the fire and rescue services. Building regulations have, since the mid-1980’s, set a legal requirement that external walls should adequately resist the spread of fire.
The fund will meet the cost of remediating non-ACM cladding systems where building owners are unable to do so. The fund will address some of the barriers to remediation being carried out quickly.
The registration process will open in the first week of June and will remain open until 31 July 2020.
Once buildings are registered with the programme the will work with building owners to complete any technical assessments necessary to determine eligibility. Full guidance and an application process for buildings which meet the technical criteria will be available by the end of July 2020.
