Where next?
Our action plan builds on the changes we’ve made over the last four years:
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Put the residents’ voice at the heart of our Building Safety work |
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Meet the requirements of the National Fire Chiefs Council competency framework for protection |
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Continue to develop a multifunctional and resilient Building Safety team which allows officers to carry out audits and building consultations |
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Work with the public and private sector to adopt a ‘smart cities’ approach to new developments to allow connected technology to support the care of customers with additional needs e.g. wearable monitors giving bio feedback for people living with dementia which indicate falls |
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Share our insights with the public, private and third sectors to support improvements in the built environment, including the conversion of town centre buildings to residential use |
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Work with the fire protection sector to develop expertise following the introduction of new fire safety legislation |
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Continue to grow our relationships with Building Safety partner agencies to make the built environment safer |
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Review the processes used for sharing risk information and technical knowledge with operational crews |
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Complete the Building Risk Review of tall buildings and share insights with partners |
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Implement a project to share data between teams to help keep our customers safe |
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Assess the impact of new fire safety legislation, developing or aligning processes/resources as necessary |
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Implement a project to reduce the number of unwanted automatic fire alarm calls |
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Review the Building Safety portal to provide clear advice and information to help customers live and work in safer buildings |
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Support the National Fire Chiefs Council with the protection policy, process and guidance reviews to improve best practice |
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Review the key performance indicators used to measure the performance of Building Safety |
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Work with minority ethnic business groups to understand the barriers to engagement and compliance |
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Research and develop new ways of engaging with businesses to encourage compliance |
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Explore how we can use the primary authority scheme to support the safety of customers and meet our wider objectives |
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Review the Safer Living and Safer Care initiatives to help customers living in residential care and supported housing lead safer lives |
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Review the Building Safety career development pathway to boost retention |
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Invest in fire engineering apprenticeships to build competence up to and continuing to degree level to improve succession planning |
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Promote fire engineering roles to women and minority ethnic groups to bring different perspectives and help us better understand our customers’ needs |
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