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Inspection of high rise buildings
The Committee heard about the current approach to fire safety inspections of new and high rise buildings.
In relation to new buildings, the Fire Brigades Union Scotland (FBUS) commented that there is no specific hand-over process for new buil...
I am also concerned about its wider roll-out to a new array of venues, especially when many of those venues are pulling themselves up off the mat following the latest hospitality curbs.
The Budget also outlines plans for three new taxes:
The Scottish Government intends to introduce legislation in 2025-26 to establish a Building Safety Levy, which would raise revenues to fund the Scottish Government’s cladding remediation programme.
Committee reports
Date published:
15 November 2024
As the National Outcomes fall within the remits of a number of committees, Committee Conveners agreed a joint approach to scrutiny at the Conveners Group meeting on 26 April 2023.
The FPA Committee wrote to Conveners on 6 March 2024 and again on 3 May 2024 setting out the agreed scrutiny approach to be undertaken by Committees.