PFI PPP Safety Audit
Dear West Berkshire Council,
This request for information is an attempt to seek reassurance about the safety of public buildings in the light of the findings revealed in the Inquiry commissioned following the collapse of a school building wall in Edinburgh and subsequent closure of 17 schools.
Please answer the following for each PFI/PPP schemes in the local authority area treating each scheme as a separate request.
Please provide all documents showing how your organisation has responded to the findings contained in the report on Edinburgh Schools Construction by John Cole: including, but not limited to memos, emails, minutes, reports.
I would like to understand the expertise and resource committed by your organisation to the management and oversight of PFI schemes from procurement through to ongoing contract operation. Please provide documents relating to the PFI Team(s) allocated to each project its makeup and structure of the team during each project phase. This may comprise terms of reference, organisation chart, post titles and role profiles.
Provide the deed of appointment for the Independent Certifier and any other documents setting out the scope of that role. Please confirm the level of indemnity insurance and liability period.
Please confirm whether your organisation employed a member of the Institute of Clerk of Works or an inspector of similar standing and assigned them to each construction site. If someone in this role was employed please confirm their level of qualification, the salary associated with this role and how much time was allocated to per project/site.
Please provide a list of all enforcement or improvement notices served; investigations carried out and reports commissioned into fire safety (include dates and specify who commissioned or issued these) Please provide copies of all items listed.
Provide details of all attempts to make deductions relating to structural defects for each project. Confirm the amount, what it was for, and when the deduction was made.2
Yours faithfully,
Megan Ingles
FoI/2017/542
Dear Ms Ingles
Request for information: PFI PPP Safety Audit
Thank you for your request received on 22^nd May; we will seek to respond
within twenty working days.
Yours sincerely,
Jessica Bailiss
Policy Officer
Strategic Support West Berkshire Council Market Street Newbury RG14
5LD
(01635) 503124 | Ext 3124 | [1][email address]
[2]www.westberks.gov.uk
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FoI/2017/542
Dear Ms Ingles
Request for information: PFI PPP Safety Audit
Please see below the Council’s response to your request for information.
You have asked for information relating to PFI/PPP schemes in the local
authority area.
I can confirm that there have been no school projects delivered by the
Council via PFI. Please can you confirm if your request relates
specifically to school projects or whether you are enquiring about all
projects delivered by the Council. For example, the Household Waste
contract was delivered under PFI, would you like to receive the
information on this scheme?
If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled, you may ask
for an internal review. You should contact The FoI Reviewing Officer,
Strategic Support, Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury RG14 5LD, email
FoI[1]@westberks.gov.uk if you wish to request a review. If you are not
content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to
apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.
Yours sincerely,
Suzi Kenchington
Information Access Compliance Officer
Strategic Support,
West Berkshire Council, Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5LD
email: [2][email address]
' 01635 519860 (external) ' 2860 (internal)
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Dear foi,
If as part of your Waste PFI there are any new buildings that are accessed by members of the public then I would appreciate your response to the original requests.
Yours sincerely,
Megan Ingles
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