Heat Network Regulations
Dear Redbridge Borough Council,
Could you please confirm the following:
1. How many communal and district heat networks do you manage and where applicable, have you notified these as per the requirements of the Heat Network Metering and Billing Regulations?
2. Do you have budget in place to replace or upgrade any of these heat networks?
3. Who is responsible for managing your heating team and heating replacement schedule?
4. Do you have a fuel poverty strategy applicable to your housing stock and if so can you please share this?
5. How do you procure heating consultancy support? If applicable, which procurement frameworks do you use?
Yours faithfully,
Matt Landick
Dear Mr Landick ,
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Yours sincerely,
Administration Support Officer (MB)
Administration team, Housing Services
London Borough of Redbridge
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Dear Mr Landick,
Freedom of Information Request – Response
Thank you for your request of the 8 June 2017 for the following
information:
Our response is listed in bold below each question.
1. How many communal and district heat networks do you manage and
where applicable, have you notified these as per the requirements of the
Heat Network Metering and Billing Regulations?
Currently the London Borough of Redbridge does not have any district
heating networks.
2. Do you have budget in place to replace or upgrade any of these
heat networks?
Please refer to response to Q1 above.
3. Who is responsible for managing your heating team and heating
replacement schedule?
Garry Procter
Building Services Group Manager
0208 708 3324 [1][email address]
4. Do you have a fuel poverty strategy applicable to your housing
stock and if so can you please share this?
This is currently being developed.
5. How do you procure heating consultancy support? If applicable,
which procurement frameworks do you use?
Heating consultancy is procured through East London Solution (ELS).
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Yasmin Durnian
Business & Performance Officer
Place Directorate
London Borough of Redbridge
Redbridge Town Hall, 128 – 142 High Road, Ilford, IG1 1DD
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