Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 14 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussion it, or any of its agencies, including the Building Standards Division, has had with local authorities across Scotland regarding the use of the BS 8414 cladding system test, to ensure notification is given if the test is used to demonstrate compliance for external wall cladding systems.
The Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division (BSD) requires local authority verifiers to notify BSD under Section 34 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 when certain methods are used to demonstrate compliance with mandatory building standards. Specifically, notification is required where:
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS) played a key role through participation in expert working groups and panels convened by the Scottish Government, which included consideration of the role of BS8414.