Agenda item
Notice of Motion - 2
Proposed by Councillor Rhys Taylor
Seconded by Councillor Ashley Wood
Action on Building Fire Safety
This council is deeply concerned that years later, there are still thousands of people living in buildings with potentially dangerous fire safety defects.
This council notes that the Welsh Government’s Building Safety Fund and Building Safety Passport Scheme is designed to identify which buildings have fire safety failures and the cost of remediating those.
This council notes with regret that leaseholders are no closer to a
solution to the problem and are facing large bills in order to fund
remediation work and Waking Watch schemes.
This council believes that no leaseholder should bear the burden of putting right the failures of developers and the building safety system – whether they are landlords or otherwise.
This council calls on the Cabinet to:
- Bring forward a report on establishing a Building Safety Support Hub to provide in-person and online advice and guidance on such issues as: completing funding applications for the different Government funding pots; advice on the EWS1 process and advising leaseholders of their rights.
- Once the outcome of the Building Safety Fund is published, bring forward a report on the cost of providing a council tax exemption for all residents directly impacted by the fire safety crisis.
Supporting documents:
- Item 16 Index, item 164. PDF 5 KB
- Motion 2, item 164. PDF 121 KB
- Amendment to Motion 2, item 164. PDF 125 KB
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