Issue - meetings
Reporting Exemption to Contract Procedure Rules
Meeting: 25/04/2023 - Cabinet (Item 94)
94 Reporting Exemption to Contract Procedure Rules 
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The report of the Strategic Director.
Presented by the Housing, Property and Customer Services Portfolio Holder.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Housing, Property and Customer Services Portfolio Holder presented the report. It was noted that due to timescales and the amount of work required, along with the fact that Merrison’s had been a trusted existing and local supplier, that they had been appointed by officers in order to carry out works on the Council’s housing stock.
A member stated that they had been happy that officers had followed correct procedures.
Questions from Councillor S Sheahan.
Councillor Sheahan thanked the Leader for the opportunity to present his questions as the deadline for questions had passed when they were proposed.
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What is the latest estimate of the number of cases of mould and damp identified within the Council’s housing stock? |
477 properties have notified NWLDC of having Damp, Mould or Condensation related issues. These are broadly self notifications unchecked and vary in size type and complexity.
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What is the percentage, within that figure, of Housing Health and Safety Rating System category 2 serious damp and mould cases? |
Unable to obtain due to time constraints, will follow . |
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What is the percentage of HHSRS category 1 cases, which fail the decent homes standard? |
Unable to obtain due to time constraints, will follow. |
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What is the remaining percentage of notable damp and mould cases? |
Unable to obtain due to time constraints, will follow. |
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What is the combined number of all damp and mould cases expressed as a percentage of the Council’s housing stock? |
11.75% - this is the 477 notifications and not the confirmed cases, as assessment work has not yet completed. |
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What is the current best estimate of the national average percentage of mould and damp cases in social housing, according to the Regulator of Social Housing? |
While the picture is incomplete, RSH’s best estimate is that less than 0.2% of social homes have the most serious damp and mould problems, 1-2% have serious damp and mould problems, and a further 3-4% have notable damp and mould. (Published on 02nd February 2023). No data has been issued for minor cases of which some of our 477 notifications are. |
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What is the Council’s process for ensuring that damp and mould cases are identified and dealt with promptly and effectively? |
NWLDC made the decision to refer all reports of Damp, Mould, and Condensation to specialist contractors for survey to allow the root cause of the reported concerns to be diagnosed and addressed. All remedial works are being issues to NWLDC’s support contractor Merrisons, trained to MGC (Mould Growth Consultants) standards of treatment.
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