Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Glasgow run asbestos programmes under Scotland's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 apply across Great Britain. Regulation 4 places a duty on those responsible for non-domestic premises — which includes the communal parts of residential blocks — to identify, assess, record and manage asbestos.
Glasgow City Council is the local housing and HMO licensing authority, and the Scottish Housing Regulator oversees social landlords. Tenants can take Repairing Standard cases to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue authority for the whole of Scotland.
Glasgow's sandstone tenements share closes, roofs and common repairs between owners and tenants, so damp, fire safety and statutory inspections often depend on agreement between several owners, with factoring arrangements in the mix. Social landlords work to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard and the EESSH energy standards.
In Scotland, asbestos safety in social housing is overseen by the Scottish Housing Regulator. In October 2019 the Regulator wrote to all social landlords after finding that some registered social landlords it had been engaging with could not show they met the required duties, including those on asbestos management and electrical safety. It also found that the governing bodies of those landlords had not sought or obtained assurance that the duties were being met. The Regulator requires landlords to assure themselves that they comply with all relevant duties on the safety of tenants' homes. Social landlords confirm each year in an Annual Assurance Statement whether they meet all relevant legal duties and responsibilities, including health and safety. The duty to manage asbestos itself comes from the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, which apply across Great Britain. Regulatory expectations can change, as of October 2026.
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Glasgow is in Scotland, so the governing framework is: Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 — Regulation 4 (duty to manage). The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 apply across Great Britain. Regulation 4 places a duty on those responsible for non-domestic premises — which includes the communal parts of residential blocks — to identify, assess, record and manage asbestos.
The duty to manage asbestos is continuous. Management surveys identify asbestos-containing materials (ACMs); the asbestos register and management plan must then be kept up to date, with re-inspection of known ACMs commonly carried out annually.
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