<p>EWS1 is not a Government form or regulatory requirement, and it is not a safety certificate. It was designed by industry to aid valuation of high-rise residential properties with cladding, but we know it has been used far more broadly.</p><p>In relation to high rise buildings, the Government has already made £1.6 billion available to remediate dangerous ACM and non-ACM cladding on residential buildings 18m and over.</p><p>The Government is determined to further identify suitable financing solutions for high rise residential buildings and remove barriers to remediation where these exist.</p>