Agenda item

In response to a question, Members noted that Health Impact Assessments are now carried out on building designs in respect of suicide prevention measures.

The DPH advised that there are no statutory requirements on developers

beyond this but the Director of Public Health can be invited to comment.

Members noted that the City and Hackney have gone further than other LA’s in terms of design standards for new buildings. The Deputy Director of Public Health suggested that the Building Control Team might be able to assist further, in terms of their regular audits. A Member suggested that the HIA’s could be enhanced, with an offer of webinars to developers in terms of designing out suicide, noting again that this would fall within the remit of the Building Control Team.