Decision details

To outline proposed changes to the Housing Repairs Service.

The Housing Repairs element of Building Services is currently delivered through a mixture of Council employees and a contract with Comserv UK Ltd. The contract with Comserv UK Ltd must conclude by 31 March 2015. Before a tender process is undertaken, consideration has been given to how the service can best be delivered in the future. The Vanguard intervention within the Housing Repairs service has helped to reveal new and improved ways of working which will deliver a better service to our customers.

RESOLVED that the Executive agrees:

(a)          to approve option 2, as set out in paragraphs 22 – 26 of the confidential report;

(b)          subject to the approval of (a), that the Chief Executive Officer is authorised to undertake all ancillary acts including those that may be needed under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) to give effect to this decision;

(c)          to establish a procedure for undertaking electrical testing every 10 years, unless there is a recommendation for less than this, using the criteria set out in paragraphs 57 and 58 of this report; and

(d)          that the frequency of testing for emergency lighting be changed to quarterly.