Senedd Research publishes progress report on Welsh building safety remediation
The Senedd Research has published a report analysing the progress of building safety remediation in Wales eight years after the Grenfell tragedy. Although Aluminium Composite Material cladding has been removed from all affected Welsh buildings, broader safety concerns persist. The Building Safety (Wales) Bill, currently at Stage 1 of the legislative process, is focused on establishing future safety regimes rather than accelerating current remediation efforts. The Welsh Government’s Building Safety Programme has identified 461 buildings with safety issues, 60% in the private sector and 40% in social housing. To date, only 43% of these buildings have either completed or initiated remediation work. Progress is particularly slow for the 161 buildings under major developers' responsibility, with only 30% having begun or completed the necessary work and just four buildings fully remediated.