Agenda item

Mark Norris introduced item six.  Mark’s update included:

-       Details around the remedial work on housing blocks – out of 45 council blocks, 16 are complete, 20 of them with problematic cladding have been stripped off; 9 are facing funding issues. 

-       The MHCLG / LGA Joint Inspection Team have completed their first inspection. 

-       An advice note of high pressured laminates has been published which states that some types of this cladding can be regarded as dangerous as category 2 ACM cladding, and owners have been advised to remove it.   

-       Discussed the ‘Building a safer future: proposals for reform of the building safety regulation system’ consultation response (which can be found at Appendix A in the agenda). 

Following the update, members made the following points: 

Members requested a seminar once this work has concluded, to brief members on the changes of regulations, wins for Local Government and changes of national policy, as the development of this work has been very fast-paced. 

Members raised questions on the government’s proposals for residents’ involvement in the future of building safety. Mark responded that this was an important issue that the new regulatory framework was considering but there was also an overlap with Social Housing Green Paper which the LGA’s Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board was leading on.  

Decision

Members of the Board noted the LGA’s building safety related work.