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

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Dear Lewes 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 No reports are currently lodged or are out of date, you are therefore non-compliant.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,

Jane Meadows

foi, Lewes District Council

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Dear Ms. Meadows,

 

Information Request:  FOI 12124

 

Thank you for your information request dated 28 September 2020 received in
our office on the same day.

 

I have reviewed your request and investigated whether there is any
information which can be disclosed to you.  Please find below the
information the council holds, and which I am pleased to provide to you.

 

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

 

LEWES

·         Fisher Street 2 / 187 High Street, Lewes – last service on
23/09/20

·         Lewes House, 32 High St, Lewes – last service on 23/09/20

·         Southover House, Southover Rd, Lewes – last service on 23/09/20

 

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.

 

Anna Gollop

Procurement & Compliance Officer

Property, Delivery & Compliance

 

Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough Council

01323 410000

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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are currently lodged or are out of date, you are therefore non-compliant.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?

 

This is in progress and was delayed by the pandemic and our contractor’s
access to buildings, we hope to have all lodged by December 2020.

 

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? 

 

Please advise how a TM44 would enhance a return to work risk assessment.

 

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

 

N/A

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

Regards,

Kevin Rance
Information Governance Officer

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