Enforcement Statistics - Building Regulations 2000-2009

21 April 2010

Dear Mr Womack

Subject: Freedom of Information - Development and Enterprise -
Regulatory Services

I refer to the request, which you have made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for records held by this department/office.

Acknowledgement

Your request dated 21 April 2010 was received by this department on 21
April 2010.

A final decision on your request would normally be sent to you within 20
working days of receipt of your request. This means that you can expect
to receive your decision by 20 May 2010.

There are some limited situations under the Freedom of Information Act,
which could mean that the period for a final decision may be longer than
the normal 20 working days. If this occurs in your request, we will
promptly advise you in writing.

Should our final decision not reach you on time, please feel free to
call the Information Rights Officer to discuss any problems that may
have arisen.

Non reply by us deemed to be a refusal

If you have not heard from us once the allotted time has expired, you
are automatically entitled to appeal to this department for a review of
the matter. This review is a full and new examination of the matter ,
and is carried out by a more senior member of staff of this
department/office.

In the event that you need to make such an appeal, you can do so by
writing to Information Rights Officer. You should state that you are
appealing because an initial decision was not sent to you within the
time permitted. In that event, you would normally have 40 days (after
the original decision should have been sent to you) in which time to
make the appeal.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Officer

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Dear Mr Womack
I refer to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and to your email to this
department/office dated 21 April 2010.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, we have formally
decided to grant the access to the records requested reply accordingly.

Between 2000 and 2008 there were no formal notices or court action taken
to enforce the Building Regulations.

2 prosecutions were carried out in 2009

However, as part of the plan checking and inspection service we carry out
pre-contravention and intervention inspections on a daily basis to ensure
that we do not have to resort to prosecutions through the courts except in
exceptional circumstances when all other efforts have failed to achieve
compliance.

The information provided in response to your request is copyright
Gateshead Council unless otherwise endorsed. Granting access to this
information under the Freedom of Information Act does not permit you to
re-use the information provided for commercial purposes, for photocopying
or reproduction in any form. If you wish to re-use the information you
need to apply for a Licence. You can do this on line at
[1]http://online.gateshead.gov.uk/atoz/Subm... or
by writing to Tanya Rossington , Information Rights Officer, Legal and
Corporate Services, 1st Floor, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8
1HH. You may be required to pay a fee or comply with conditions for
permitted re-use.

Should you have any queries regarding the contents of this letter, please
contact Janet Wright on 0191 4333447.

Yours sincerely
Janet Wright
Support Team Manager
Development Control
Regulatory Services
Gateshead Council
Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH
Phone: 0191 433 3447
Fax: 0191 478 3491
E-mail: [email address]
[2]www.gateshead.gov.uk

In the interests of the environment, only print this email if absolutely
necessary.

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