Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce processing and decision lead times at the Building Safety Regulator for high-rise residential cladding remediation applications.

In April 2026, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) published a plan to reduce remediation delays and improve application handling. Since then, BSR has increased capacity through a dedicated remediation multidisciplinary team, drawing on the successful dedicated team adopted for New Build applications in August 2025. BSR has also introduced Remediation Account Managers, redeployed staff to priority areas, and strengthened internal processes.

BSR has worked with industry to improve application quality through new remediation guidance, targeted communications, improved data sharing, and greater transparency on application progress. These measures have delivered significant improvements. Between April and August 2026, the proportion of remediation applications approved within 42 weeks increased from 72% to 89%, while average assessment times reduced from 42 weeks to 33 weeks. Assessment times are expected to reduce further as recent applications are being determined more quickly.