Air Conditioning Inspection Report Compliance Audit (commonly known as an ACI TM44)

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Dear Horsham District Council,

This request relates to TM44 Air Conditioning Inspection Reporting, which is mandatory for buildings which are air conditioned above a statutory minimum size. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has recently taken over compliance.

Q. How many buildings do you occupy which have air conditioning. Provide addresses?
Q. Who is the responsible person for ensuring that your buildings are legally compliant on the TM44 requirement? Provide the name, position, address, email address and direct telephone number of the responsible person.
Q. All reports are mandatorily lodged on the MHCLG database. No reports are currently lodged or are out of date, you are therefore non-compliant. When do you intend to rectify the situation?
Q. Air conditioning and air handling systems can cause increased risk of Covid-19 spread, have you included the TM44 into your return to work risk assessments?
Q. If you use a Facilities Management Company to manage compliance, who are they?

Yours faithfully,

Claire Birchall

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Dear Claire Birchall,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Response

 

Further to our acknowledgement we can now respond to your request for
information dated 29/10/2020 asking about Air Conditioning Inspection
Report Compliance Audit .

 

We have dealt with your request in accordance with ‘your right to know’
under section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), which
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public authority, unless an appropriate exemption applies.

 

In your email of 29/10/2020 you asked the following questions:

 

This request relates to TM44 Air Conditioning Inspection Reporting, which
is mandatory for buildings which are air conditioned above a statutory
minimum size. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has
recently taken over compliance.

Q. How many buildings do you occupy which have air conditioning. Provide
addresses?

Q. Who is the responsible person for ensuring that your buildings are
legally compliant on the TM44 requirement? Provide the name, position,
address, email address and direct telephone number of the responsible
person.

Q. All reports are mandatorily lodged on the MHCLG database. No reports
are currently lodged or are out of date, you are therefore non-compliant.
When do you intend to rectify the situation?

Q. Air conditioning and air handling systems can cause increased risk of
Covid-19 spread, have you included the TM44 into your return to work risk
assessments?

Q. If you use a Facilities Management Company to manage compliance, who
are they?

 

The response to your request is as follows:

 

            Q. How many buildings do you occupy which have air
conditioning. Provide addresses?

                        We only occupy one building which has air
conditioning which we are responsible for.

 

                        The Capitol, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex,
RH12 1RG

 

            Q. Who is the responsible person for ensuring that your
buildings are legally compliant on the TM44 requirement? Provide the name,
position, address, email address and direct telephone number of the
responsible person.

                        Elizabeth Williams
                        Property Management Team Leader

                        Telephone: 01403 215150   
                        Email: [1][email address]

            Q. All reports are mandatorily lodged on the MHCLG database.
No reports are currently lodged or are out of date, you are therefore
non-compliant. When do you intend to rectify the situation?

                        We will be logging the information once the next 5
yearly TM44 inspection is completed this year

 

            Q. Air conditioning and air handling systems can cause
increased risk of Covid-19 spread, have you included the TM44 into your
return to work risk assessments?

                        We have 1 property where this applies.  However
the building is closed and the system is not currently in use.

            Q. If you use a Facilities Management Company to manage
compliance, who are they?

                        Mountjoy Limited

 

 

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