Issue - meetings

The Assistant Director of Housing Management & Enforcement presented the report to the Board.

The Safety and Quality Standard required landlords to provide good quality homes and landlord services to tenants.  The main compliance areas for housing were:

·       Fire safety: Ensuring properties are safe from fire;

·       Gas safety: Ensuring properties are safe from gas;

·       Electrical safety: Ensuring properties are safe from electrical hazards;

·       Lift safety: Ensuring lifts are safe to use;

·       Asbestos management: Ensuring properties are safe from asbestos;

·       Legionella: Ensuring properties are safe from legionella bacteria.

The Council reported on the compliance of all the above areas as part of the annual Tenant Satisfaction Measures, and quarterly updates were provided to the Board.

The produced Gas and Heating Compliance Policy 2025-2028 was attached at Appendix 1.  The produced Electrical Safety Policy 2025-2028 was attached at Appendix 2.

To a question on the checks and maintenance of a multi-fuel cooking stove that had not recently been Council approved, the Head of Property (Repairs and Maintenance) stated the compliance of such items would be investigated.

The Assistant Director of Housing Management & Enforcement added the Council would intend to incorporate all six policies listed above into a single policy, but the Gas and Heating Compliance Policy and Electrical Safety Policy were of most import to tenants and so were produced.

RESOLVED that the Board note the draft Policies and provided comments for consideration as part of the development of the Policies in advance of formal Executive approval and implementation.

Councillor Janet Tait left the meeting at 15:47 hours.

Councillor Ashley Taylor in the Chair