FOI: Large Panel System (LPS) buildings

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Dear Taunton Deane Borough Council,

Following the letter sent by the Department for Communities and Local Government regarding the safety of Large Panel System (LPS) buildings, can you provide details of the last time you carried out a structural survey of LPS blocks, what the survey found, and whether any action was taken as a result.

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Can you also provide a list of the names of LPS blocks the organisation owns, and which LPS blocks have been demolished while under your organisation's control.

Yours faithfully,

Basia Cummings

FOI-advice, Taunton Deane Borough Council

Dear Requester

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your request for information. Your request has been received and it will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

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Regards

FOI Administration Desk
Taunton Deane Borough Council and West Somerset Council

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