The article doesn’t seem to include any explanation as to why.
At face value, it seems ridiculous. However, I assume there must be more to it.
It reads as though the issues have been identified…
> At least 95 high rise blocks and nearly 300 other buildings, including 244 schools, nine independent schools, five hospitals, one prison, five hotels and seven care homes were found to contain high pressure laminate (HPL) panels which safety experts have raised serious concerns in the latest official Scottish Government detailed snapshot survey carried out in 2021.
And the money is there ready to use…
> A May update on spending reveals that just £8,570,790 out of the £97.1m received from Westminster via Barnett consequentials has been spent to deal with potentially flammable cladding.
It goes on to say
> A Scottish Government spokesman said: “The Cladding Remediation Programme is a demand-led programme. Where issues have been identified within a building, we have ensured financial provision has been given and action taken.
Does this mean of all the issues identified in the survey carried out in 2021, only 8.5m was needed to rectify the issues?
> A February assessment found that only two of the 105 being assessed in Scotland for cladding remediation have had any work carried out.
If finance has been provided and action taken wherever an issue has been identified, does it mean only 103 of the 105 didn’t need any work?
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The article doesn’t seem to include any explanation as to why.
At face value, it seems ridiculous. However, I assume there must be more to it.
It reads as though the issues have been identified…
> At least 95 high rise blocks and nearly 300 other buildings, including 244 schools, nine independent schools, five hospitals, one prison, five hotels and seven care homes were found to contain high pressure laminate (HPL) panels which safety experts have raised serious concerns in the latest official Scottish Government detailed snapshot survey carried out in 2021.
And the money is there ready to use…
> A May update on spending reveals that just £8,570,790 out of the £97.1m received from Westminster via Barnett consequentials has been spent to deal with potentially flammable cladding.
It goes on to say
> A Scottish Government spokesman said: “The Cladding Remediation Programme is a demand-led programme. Where issues have been identified within a building, we have ensured financial provision has been given and action taken.
Does this mean of all the issues identified in the survey carried out in 2021, only 8.5m was needed to rectify the issues?
> A February assessment found that only two of the 105 being assessed in Scotland for cladding remediation have had any work carried out.
If finance has been provided and action taken wherever an issue has been identified, does it mean only 103 of the 105 didn’t need any work?
What am I missing here?