Question reference: S6W-07853
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 5 April 2022
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Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 26 April 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding any impact on its policies and action in this area, to the recommendation in the University of Central Lancashire report, A Critical Appraisal of the UK’s Regulatory Regime for Combustible Façades, that BS 8414 testing must be reviewed further.
Answer
The Scottish Government is aware of the cited report and its recommendation that the BS 8414 test must be reviewed. We are also aware of the ongoing research sponsored by the UK Government on BS 8414 testing and the work by the European Commission in the development of a large scale façade fire test.
Following consultation last year, The Building Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2022 were laid in the Scottish Parliament on 22 April. From 1 June 2022, these regulations introduce a ban on combustible cladding systems on residential and other high risk buildings over 11 metres. For such buildings, BS 8414 can no longer be used as an alternative means of compliance with building regulations.