Agenda item

Provision of EWS1 Forms

 

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

 

Minutes:

The Sub Committee received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services, which sought guidance and instruction from Members on the City of London Corporation’s approach to the provision (or non-provision) of EWS1 Forms across its social housing estates.

 

In response to questions, Members noted that the pro-forma for comfort letters had been checked by legal services.  Members noted that EWS1 forms are only required on buildings over 18m, where combustible materials had been used, and this did not apply to any blocks in the City.  The Assistant Director advised that those Local Authorities who were not  obliged to provide EWS1 forms were progressing in line with the recommendations in this report.  Members also noted that the position might change once lobbying had finished

 

RESOLVED, that – having considered the various options within this report for the provision (or non-provision) of EWS1 Forms across the Corporation’s social housing estates, Option 1 in the report be approved: i.e. - where the Corporation does not undertake and issue EWS1 Forms but provides ‘comfort’ letters to individual residents upon request.

 

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