The Remediation Bill: Explainer

The Remediation Bill was first announced in the July 2025 update to the government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan. It is expected to be introduced shortly.

The Remediation Bill contains several key measures:

• Make construction product manufacturers pay towards remediation.
• Equip regulators with the powers they need to compel action.
• Introduce a new legal duty to remediate, compelling those responsible for the safety of their buildings, such as freeholders, to identify, assess, and fix their buildings without delay. Those responsible must act, or face the consequences, including criminal prosecution, in the most egregious and severe cases.
• Mandate how external wall assessments are carried out, to ensure a nationally consistent approach to remediation work.
• Introduce an 11-18 metre register to identify all remaining buildings requiring remediation work.
• Implement a remediation backstop to allow a third party, such as Homes England, to step in and carry out remediation work themselves.
• Fix gaps in previous legislation to protect residents and guarantee a route to remediation – even where ownership is absent, unclear, or negligent.

Speakers:

• Jonathan Smart, Bill Manager, MHCLG
• Rachel Catterall, Head of Enforcement Strategy, MHCLG