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Building standards enforcement and sanctions: consultation analysis

Consultation analysis report on the strengthening of existing enforcement and sanctions provisions in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003.

Appendix A: Quantitative Analysis

This appendix provides a detailed breakdown of the 11 quantitative closed questions included in the consultation.

The tables for each question show:

The number of respondents from the total sample of 43 respondents who selected each response, and the corresponding percentage.
The percentage response recorded by individuals and organisations, and a breakdown by type of organisation.

Please note that the row percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Sectoral Classification
	Number of respondents	% of total sample
Individuals	18	42
Organisations	25	58
Local authorities	15	35
Professional association / membership organisation	7	16
Commercial organisation / manufacturer	3	7

Q1 - Do you agree with the inclusion of holding owners accountable for new/converted buildings which are occupied illegally?
	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	26	13	2	1	0	1
% of all respondents (43)	60	30	5	2	0	2
% of individuals (18)	56	28	6	6	0	6
% of organisations (25)	64	32	4	0	0	0
Local Authority (15)	80	20	0	0	0	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	43	57	0	0	0	0
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	33	33	33	0	0	0

Q2 - Do you agree with the proposal to include a new provision for the removal of work on the section 27 Building Warrant Enforcement Notice?
	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	23	13	6	0	0	1
% of all respondents (43)	53	30	14	0	0	2
% of individuals (18)	56	22	22	0	0	0
% of organisations (25)	52	36	8	0	0	4
Local Authority (15)	67	33	0	0	0	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	43	43	0	0	0	14
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	0	33	67	0	0	0

Q3 - Do you agree that the provision of a standalone stop notice under section 27 would act as a helpful deterrent?
	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	23	14	4	1	0	1
% of all respondents (43)	53	33	9	2	0	2
% of individuals (18)	56	33	11	0	0	0
% of organisations (25)	52	32	8	4	0	4
Local Authority (15)	60	27	7	7	0	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	43	43	0	0	0	14
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	33	33	33	0	0	0

Q4 - Do you agree with enforcement after the acceptance of a completion certificate for High Risk Buildings?
	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither	Disagree	Strongly disagree	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	13	16	7	5	1	1
% of all respondents (43)	30	37	16	12	2	2
% of individuals (18)	39	39	11	11	0	0
% of organisations (25)	24	36	20	12	4	4
Local Authority (15)	27	33	20	13	7	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	14	43	14	14	0	14
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	33	33	33	0	0	0

Q5 - Do you agree that the introduction of a time limit is necessary?
	Yes	No	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	30	10	3
% of all respondents (43)	70	23	7
% of individuals (18)	67	33	0
% of organisations (25)	72	16	12
Local Authority (15)	80	20	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	57	14	29
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	67	0	33

Q6 - Do you agree with the introduction of a 10-year time limit for taking action on non-compliant work?
	Yes	No	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	20	20	3
% of all respondents (43)	47	47	7
% of individuals (18)	44	56	0
% of organisations (25)	48	40	12
Local Authority (15)	53	47	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	29	29	43
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	67	33	0

Q8 - Do you agree with the level of fines proposed?
	Yes	No	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	34	8	1
% of all respondents (43)	79	19	2
% of individuals (18)	72	28	0
% of organisations (25)	84	12	4
Local Authority (15)	93	7	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	71	14	14
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	67	33	0

Q9 - Do you agree with the option to include a custodial sentence?
	Yes	No	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	38	4	1
% of all respondents (43)	88	9	2
% of individuals (18)	89	11	0
% of organisations (25)	88	8	4
Local Authority (15)	93	7	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	86	0	14
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	67	33	0

Q10 - Are there any proposals in this consultation which you consider impact or have implications on people with protected characteristics?
	Yes	No	Unsure	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	5	23	12	3
% of all respondents (43)	12	53	28	7
% of individuals (18)	17	56	22	6
% of organisations (25)	8	52	32	8
Local Authority (15)	7	67	27	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	14	0	57	29
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	0	100	0	0

Q11 - Do you think that any of the proposals in this consultation have any financial, regulatory or resource implications for you and/or your business (if applicable)?
	Yes	No	Unsure	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	23	11	8	1
% of all respondents (43)	53	26	19	2
% of individuals (18)	44	33	22	0
% of organisations (25)	60	20	16	4
Local Authority (15)	73	13	13	0
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	43	14	29	14
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	33	67	0	0

Q12 - Do you think that any of the proposals in this consultation have any impact or implications on island communities?
	Yes	No	Unsure	No answer
No. of all respondents (43)	5	14	21	3
% of all respondents (43)	12	33	49	7
% of individuals (18)	11	50	39	0
% of organisations (25)	12	20	56	12
Local Authority (15)	0	20	73	7
Professional assoc. / membership org (7)	29	0	43	29
Commercial org / manufacturer (3)	33	67	0	0

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