Decision details

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet:

1                        Approves the Hillingdon Building Safety Strategy 2022/23 to 2025/26 in Appendix A and delegates authority to the Cabinet Member for Property, Highways and Transport, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Place, to update the Strategy if changes in future legislation, regulations and guidance require this.

2                        Agrees that the Corporate Director of Place will approve and update as required operational Action Plans to deliver the Strategy’s aims, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Property, Highways & Transport.

Reasons for decision

Cabinet agreed a new Building Safety Strategy which set out Hillingdon Council's approach to preparing for and implementing the new nationwide building safety regime

The Cabinet Member for Property, Highways & Transport noted that following the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in 2017, the new Building Safety Act had come into force along with widescale reform to improve building and fire safety. It was welcomed that Hillingdon Council had made significant progress since the tragedy on new fire safety precautions, doors and sprinkler systems to ensure that residents felt safe in their homes.

Alternative options considered and rejected

None, as the Council was required to set out its plans for implementing the new building safety regime.