Agenda item

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

The Committee received a report of the Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services in respect of sprinklers situated on the Barbican Estate.

During the discussion, the following points were noted:

1)    The improvement of fire notification systems within the Tower Blocks was strongly advised and the Assistant Director suggested that the proposed Barbican App would help to provide residents with further methods of communication since the App could send phone alerts, text messages and could be used in emergency situations. It was also mentioned that a resident engagement strategy, for the Building Safety Act, would help to initiate a series of webinars where residents would be invited to understand and ensure that they knew what the fire strategy was in their buildings and what to do in the event of a fire. However, the App wouldn’t be a reliant method of communication in emergency situations.

2)    The Chair asked the Assistant Director to confirm the location of both the smoke detection systems and alarm systems. He confirmed that these were present in car parks, tower blocks, plant rooms and overall buildings that the BEO manage. However, they were not present in residential corridors.

RESOLVED, that – the report be noted.