Information Request NPH00-934/20
I am writing to respond to your request for information received by email on 13 July 2020 which has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI).
Your request has been given the unique Information Request No. NPH00-934/20. Please quote this reference on all correspondence relating to this request.
You have requested the following information:
1. How many fire door replacement or maintenance works were scheduled to take place in Q1 and Q2 2020 across social housing properties in your local authority area; and how many properties were affected?
None: Fire door replacement ended with all fire doors fitted where required in 2019. Any maintenance undertaken will be for broken or damaged doors.
2. How many fire door replacement or maintenance works actually took place in Q1 and Q2 2020 across social housing properties in your local authority area; and how many properties were affected?
Please see answer to No 1
3. How many fire door replacement or maintenance works to social housing properties in your local authority area that were scheduled to take place in Q1 and Q2 2020 were delayed beyond their planned start date for any reason; and how many properties were affected?
Please see answer to No 1
4. How many fire door inspections in social housing properties in your local authority area were delayed during Q1 and Q2 2020 for any reason; and how many properties were affected?
The Estates Services Team and Housing Officer Team do not carry out any specialist fire door inspections. The flat and communal fire doors are inspected every 3 months. A visual communal fire safety inspection is undertaken to check the correct closing of communal landing fire safety doors/to check for damage and to check that visible door closes on the outside of individual tenant doors are still intact or not damaged. Many leasehold properties do not have any visible door closer to inspect.
The Estate services Team have continued to work normally throughout the pandemic, and thus no inspections have been delayed.
5. What plans are in place (as at date received) to commence delayed fire door installation, replacement or maintenance works to social housing properties in your local authority area before 31st December 2020?
There are currently 147 leasehold doors outstanding, but some of these may only require upgrading and not replacing, and these were not scheduled to take place in either Q1 or Q2.
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Information Access Challenges
Northampton Partnership Homes
The Guildhall
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Northampton
NN1 1DE
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Yours sincerely,
Santina Chambers
Data Management Officer
Northampton Partnership Homes
01604 838794 | 0300 330 7003
www.northamptonpartnershiphomes.org.uk