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Cabinet agreed that as a landlord, the council had a statutory duty to comply with relevant legislation to protect the health and safety of its tenants and leaseholders. The policies recommended in the cabinet report covered the six principal areas of health and safety compliance, where the council was required to have an adopted policy for the management of:

·  Asbestos;

·  Water Hygiene;

·  Fire Safety;

·  Passenger Lifts;

·  Gas, and

·  Electrical Safety.

It was recommended best practice that these policies were reviewed regularly, and Cabinet was recommended to conduct a formal review every two years. The proposed policies would be ready for the launch of the council’s new in-house Tenant and Leaseholder Service on 1 October 2020. East Kent Housing had been consulted in the preparation of these policies and would be required to deliver services in line with these policies during the intervening period.

Councillor Rogers spoke under Council Procedure 20.1.

Councillor Whitehead proposed, Councillor Everitt seconded and Cabinet agreed the following, to:

1.  Adopt the proposed compliance policies as detailed in annexes 1 to 6 to the Cabinet report;

2.  Delegate authority to the Head of Housing and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods to make minor operational changes to the policies, as required;

3.  Formally review the policies every 2 years.