Decision details

Implementation of The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations in the Private Rented Sector

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To approve the implementation of The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations in the private rented sector.

Decision:

1. That penalty charges be adopted for breaches of the regulations.

2. That the penalty charge levels as set out in Appendix 2 to this report be approved.

3. That authority be delegated to enforce the requirements of the Energy Act 2013 section 150 and any Regulations or Orders made thereunder (and specifically the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations) to the Director of City Housing.

4. That it be noted that the Council has a duty to respond to the discovery or suspicion of significant residential hazards under the Housing Act 2004. These regulations introduce a new requirement to serve a remedial notice where smoke or carbon monoxide alarms are absent or defective.

5. That it be noted that the Local Housing Authority must prepare and publish a statement of principles which it proposes to follow in determining the amount of a penalty charge (attached at Appendix 2 to the report).

Report author: Ravi Phull

Publication date: 06/06/2019

Date of decision: 05/06/2019

Decided at meeting: 05/06/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 13/06/2019

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