A two-year programme of work to address safety checks across hundreds of council properties has been successfully completed.
The Regulator of Social Housing confirmed that the issues which saw them work closely with the council on overdue and follow-up safety checks across some council properties, have all now been resolved.
The regulator’s involvement came after the city council kick-started an internal review of compliance work in 2021 when the council identified some cases where safety checks, and some follow-up work, had not taken place as they should have. This work related to electrical, fire and water safety in council homes.
During the council’s review, it reported itself to the Regulator of Social Housing which resulted in a notice being published by the regulator relating to the various safety checks in council properties.
Councillor Beth Jones, deputy leader and cabinet member for housing said: “The regulator’s action to lift the notice marks a significant milestone in our comprehensive work programme. It shows we have been able to evidence that we are completely up to date with all the necessary safety checks.
"Our dedicated team of experts have been working incredibly hard to address the issues. Throughout this whole programme, we have been honest, open and accountable – particularly with those who matter the most, our residents who live in the affected properties.
"While we are incredibly pleased with all we have done to get on top of our safety checks, we fully acknowledge this should never have happened in the first place.
"We now have a robust system of audits, checks and maintenance programmes in place to help safeguard against this ever happening again.”
Confirmation that the Regulator of Social Housing removed its notice on 13 December 2023.
- More articles in the news archive
- Norwich City Council news RSS feed
