Decision details

1)    Cabinet NOTED the progress that has been made so far in managing fire risk in housing assets and the ongoing management approach to continuous improvement on fire safety management.

2)    Cabinet APPROVED the portfolio approach to the prioritisation of work and the implementation of the capital spend as identified in Section 6 albeit being subject to change over the 3 year life time of the programme.

Reason for decisions

      i.        The Housing Improvement Plan (HIP), adopted in November 2019, focussed on compliance across all areas of property safety including fire safety. The HIP noted that while the Council has undertaken fire risk assessments over the years, there has been previously no overall plan on how fire precautions will be improved across the purpose built flats. 

    ii.        This proposed plan sets out a ‘direction of travel’ over three years to ensure compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005. This plan also demonstrates the Council’s commitment to deliver significant change to how fire precautions are managed and improved and to be able to communicate this commitment to key stakeholders and regulatory bodies.