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.