No Scottish council or housing association high-rise blocks built with Grenfell cladding

ALAN SIMPSON

NO council or housing association high-rise block in Scotland has cladding of the type said to have been used in the Grenfell Tower. In the wake of the fire, the Scottish Government asked all local authorities with high-rise blocks of more than 18 metres to clarify what material, if any, had been applied to the exterior.

Scottish Communities Secretary Angela Constance previously told Holyrood no council blocks had been found to use the same material.

All 32 Scottish local authorities have now confirmed their housing association high-rises are also in the clear.

Urgent tests are ongoing in eight areas to check privatelyowned blocks, but most councils report these have also not used the aluminium composite material.

Ms Constance said: “All 32 local authorities have advised the Scottish Government that no council or housing association high-rise domestic buildings have the type of cladding reported to have been used in the Grenfell Tower. Twenty-four local authorities have also reported to us that no privatelyowned high-rise domestic buildings have ACM cladding.”