Purpose

This report introduces a revised Gas Safety Policy for Housing (Landlord Services), which considers changes in national guidance and gas safety management arrangements following changes in job roles and resources within the Housing Service.

The updated Gas Safety Policy for Housing (Landlord Services) is attached at Appendix 1.

Decision

On 26 April 2023, Cllr Edward Heron, the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness Services Portfolio made the following decision:
That the revised Gas Safety Policy for Housing (Landlord Services) be approved and adopted from 5 May 2023 or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site. Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Grainne O’Rourke) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 4 May 2023.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

Reasons for the decision

See Report

Alternative options considered

See Report