Lack of gas and electrical safety checks to council homes a ‘serious failure’, says housing regulator
“Report’s findings are disappointing’ says Cllr Clayeon McKenzie, Cabinet Member for Housing Services
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High priority fire safety work uncovered after Grenfell now 80 per cent complete, council reveals
The Town Hall has been tackling the 3,000 high-risk issues found by assessors in the wake of the 2017 tragedy
Fire notice highlights past failures at Homerton Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit
Hospital says ‘majority’ of issues were addressed last year
Grenfell: Confusion as experts contradict Hackney Council on Fire Risk Assessment gaps
Surveyors and Town Hall at odds over documents which appear to counter Mayor’s claim that FRAs are ‘up to date’
Council has ‘no plans’ to publish old Fire Risk Assessments and is ‘redoing’ ones it claimed were ‘up-to-date’
Town Hall had previously rejected Freedom of Information requests on grounds it would publish FRAs
Leader – Hackney Council now must put fire safety first
To take a lackadaisical approach – missed deadlines, delays to checks, a trickle of information – is to neglect one of the council’s absolute duties
Town Hall misses high priority blaze threat targets three times
Guidance set by safety experts on dealing with ‘P1’ risks is that they must be fixed within a month
Fire risks at council property left unchecked for over five years
When an assessment was eventually carried out this year, it found there was no fire detection or alarm system.
Grenfell: Hackney publishes first Fire Risk Assessments for council blocks
Town Hall to release FRAs for its social housing ‘over the coming weeks and months’, as Information Commissioner urges all councils to be ‘proactive’