Fire Safety Policy

The Council will report robust key performance indicator (KPI) measures for fire safety that follow the requirements set out in the Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSM) which came into force 1 April 2023. Performance must be reported to the Regulator on an annual basis from 1 April 2024, however the Council will report internally monthly to Senior Management Team and Cabinet. The relevant TSM for Fire Safety is defined as follows:

BS02 - Fire Safety Checks: percentage of homes in buildings that have had all the necessary fire risk assessments.

The reported percentage includes all buildings which require fire safety checks, including individual homes and communal blocks. This ensures that all individual homes that may be at risk because of any non-compliance are identified, including those within a communal block. The completion of remedial works is not included.

We will also report the following:

Data - the total number of:

• Properties - communal blocks, commercial and other properties.
• Properties on the FRA programme.
• Properties with a valid and in date FRA.
• Properties without a valid and in date FRA.
• Properties due a new FRA within the next 30 days; and
• Completed, in-time and overdue follow-up works/actions arising from the programme (split by priority).

Narrative - an explanation of the:

• Current position.
• Corrective action required.
• Anticipated impact of corrective action; and
• Progress with completion of follow-up works.

In addition:

• Compliance with the fire safety equipment, systems and installations servicing and maintenance programme.
• The number of RIDDOR notifications to the HSE with regards to fire safety.
• Details of any enforcement notices from the Fire and Rescue Service or other enforcement bodies.
• Recording and reporting on property fires to identify trends and target awareness campaigns.

The full detail of our performance measures for Fire Safety will be outlined in a KPI Definition Document which includes the relevant data sources used for each calculation, the calculation methodology, any exclusions, and the accountable roles for producing and managing the KPIs.