Government policy

Government policy

This subtopic looks at the policies of UK government departments and public regulatory bodies which will be of interest to construction lawyers and which may influence how businesses

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Construction weekly highlights—9 October 2025

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a Mayor’s and City of London Court decision staying summary enforcement of an adjudication decision pending the Supreme Court’s judgment (Providence v Hexagon), the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s template access agreement and guidance for buildings covered by a Developer Remediation Contract (DRC), the Scottish Government's Cladding Remediation Directorate’s publication of its September 2025 management information for the Cladding Remediation Programme, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)’s publication of an economic report, ‘Capacity Constraints in Construction: Rethinking the Business Environment’, a consultation by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) to review the priorities of the Construct Zero Performance Framework and the Department for Energy Security, Net Zero (DESNZ)’s policy statement on NESO’s role in strategic planning of hydrogen infrastructure, and the National Energy System Operator (NESO)’s updated connections reform timeline.

OPSS launches research on digitalisation in construction products sector

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), the UK’s national product regulator within the Department for Business and Trade, has initiated research to address evidence gaps on digitisation, digitalisation and digital transformation across the construction products (CP) industry. The project aims to prepare the UK for future trade in light of upcoming changes to EU regulation in this area, including the introduction of digital construction product passports, intended to reduce the risks associated with untraceable and non-compliant products entering the UK market.

MHCLG launches 2025 industry survey on building remediation capacity

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its annual industry survey to assess good practice, constraints and challenges in the building remediation sector. The survey will gather the industry’s feedback from the last 12 months and outlook for the next 12 months to identify factors that support the effective delivery of remediation projects, which may inform future policy development. The survey closes on 12 November 2025.

Scottish Government publishes September 2025 management information for Cladding Remediation Programme

The Scottish Government's Cladding Remediation Directorate has published its September 2025 management information for the Cladding Remediation Programme. As of 30 September 2025, 16 Single Building Assessments (SBAs) had been completed under the specification published in June 2024, all of which identified the need for remedial works. At this stage, the programme is not aware of any SBAs currently underway but not yet completed. By the same date, the programme had received 1,062 expressions of interest (EoIs) through the Single Open Call, launched on 25 March 2025. Of these, 368 were deemed ineligible for SBA funding, while 478 had received initial grant or funding offers. With up to £50,000 offered per EoI to cover the cost of an SBA, the programme had offered almost £24m in total SBA funding. EoIs were submitted by a range of applicants, including factors or property managers (535), local authorities (313) and registered social landlords (205). Cumulative expenditure for the programme from financial year 2021/22 to 30 September 2025 stood at £14.2m.