Decision details

10.1

The Executive Director Neighbourhood Services submitted a report outlining proposals for Sheffield City Council to carry out five yearly electrical testing and condition reports for all domestic Council dwellings rented to customers.  The report outlines the budget requirement to deliver this programme of work and requests the additional budget allocation needed in order to deliver all necessary aspects of this work. 

10.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-

(a) approves the additional revenue budget allocation required within the Housing Revenue Account as set out in sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 of the report now submitted; and  

(b) endorses the proposed approach for the Council to commission two external contractors to deliver the carrying out of five yearly electrical testing and condition reports for domestic council dwellings let to customers. 

10.3

Reasons for Decision

10.3.1

The Council is required by law to ensure that we carry out regular electrical inspections of domestic dwellings that it lets to customers, and it is current best practice that these inspections should be undertaken at least every 5 years. 

10.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

10.4.1

As described above, the Council is required by law to ensure that we carry out regular electrical inspections of domestic dwellings that it lets to customers.  Therefore, no other alternatives were considered. There are consequences of not carrying out these inspections and these are outlined in more detail in item 8.17 of this report.