Dozens of private housing developments contain ‘Grenfell style’ cladding in Glasgow it has been revealed.

Yesterday, in later editions of the Evening Times, we revealed how the city council said combustible cladding had been used in the building of some private developments but an official refused to say how many.

Glasgow City Council has now confirmed there are 57 “privately owned buildings” with ACM (aluminium composite material) cladding.

It is understood that the majority have a small amount and 12 have a significant amount of the cladding.

The owners of the properties in the blocks have not yet been told of the findings but after the Scottish Government said it expected the council to do so they will now be told.

The council has refused to state where the buildings are and have been asked to provide greater detail to the government on the findings.

The number doesn’t mean 57 separate developments contain cladding but instead where there are for example three addresses in one block that would count as separate buildings.

The council said there is no suggestion any of the buildings are unsafe or pose a fire risk and there was it would have used its powers to close them down.

The council was asked to provide details of any combustible cladding which exists in domestic properties over 18 metres high.

Raymond Barlow, Assistant Head of Planning and Building Standards, Glasgow City Council, confirmed the findings to MSPs on the Scottish Parliament Local Government committee.

He said the council previously confirmed to the government there was no social housing in Glasgow with combustible cladding.

He the council focus then shifted to look at private housing developments and said that combustible material has been found but he refused to state on how many properties or where the properties are.

Bob Doris committee convenor and Maryhill and Springburn MSP said he was concerned and is seeking more information.

He said: “People who are currently living in private high rises and who listened to this today will of course be worried about their safety in their homes.

“We don’t want this to cause undue alarm, as these buildings may well be safe, but people who live in these homes deserve answers.

“That’s why we’ve asked Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government to urgently provide us with more information on the extent of this issue and we will put these concerns to the Minister when he appears next week.”

He said it needs to be considered whether the location of the buildings should be made public.

Mr Doris added: “I welcome that Glasgow City Council will now inform residents of effected buildings. I would anticipate and hope this will include reassurances with regards fire safety.

“There is of course interest with regards the location of what are private properties and it will need to be considered whether there may be an overarching public interest to make that information available.

“However in the first instance it is important to inform and reassure the residents who reside in these properties.”

Conservative MSP, Richard Simpson, asked Mr Barlow if he through there was a responsibility to the citizens of Glasgow and they should be told.

Mr Barlow said: “We are feeding the information back to the ministerial working group.”

The request followed the Grenfell Tower fire in London where at least 80 people are estimated to have died.

Since then council s across the country have been asked to check records and report how many buildings have similar cladding.

In Glasgow it has been confirmed no social housing has combustible cladding and the fire regulations in Scotland are stricter with the requirement that material be non-combustible whereas in England it can be of limited combustibility.

susan Aitken, leader of the council said: “The safety of people in their homes in Glasgow is paramount to the City Government. Our officers are working to fully assess the levels of ACM in private accommodation and what, if any, problems this may pose.

“Upon being made aware of the offer of assistance from the Scottish Government to help us in this considerable task, I have instructed officers to accept it.

“The Council will update residents in the properties concerned as soon as possible.“

S council spokesman said “It is important that people have all the information they need but it is also important that people do not panic. If we had had any fear that people in these properties were at any risk, we would have used our building control powers to shut the buildings and compel the owners to carry out remedial work.”

Kevin Stewart, Scottish Government housing minister said: “We would expect Glasgow City Council, as the body responsible for verification and enforcement of building standards, to inform building owners of their findings and ensuring that once additional checks have taken place if any unsafe material is found, it is removed.”