PFI PPP Safety Audit
Dear Wandsworth Borough 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.0
Yours faithfully,
Megan Ingles
Request for Information - 2017/14937 - PFI PPP Safety Audit
Thank you for your request for information received on 22/05/2017.
This will be processed in accordance with the appropriate access to
information regime.
Regards
FOI and DPA Officer
[1][Wandsworth Council request email]
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Request for Information - 2017/14937 - PFI PPP Safety Audit
I refer to your request for information received on 22/05/2017. Please
see the information below in response to your request: -
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 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 in 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.
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There are no PFI/PPP schools in Wandsworth
I hope this information meets your needs. If you do not understand the
information provided or wish to discuss anything further, please feel free
to contact me and I, or another member of the team will be able to assist
you.
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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
Regards,
Nicholas Taylor
FOI & DPA Officer
Serving Richmond and Wandsworth Council
020 8871 7202
[1][email address]
[2]www.richmond.gov.uk / [3]www.wandsworth.gov.uk
Dear Freedom Of Information,
Please can you confirm that Wandsworth is not the procuring authority for any other PFI schemes. Queen Mary's is listed on the HM Treasury database as being a project procured by Wandsworth.
Yours sincerely,
Megan Ingles
Request for Information - 2017/14968 - PFI PPP Safety Audit
Thank you for your request for information received on 25/05/2017.
This will be processed in accordance with the appropriate access to
information regime.
Regards
FOI and DPA Officer
[1][Wandsworth Council request email]
IMPORTANT:
Confidentiality: This email and its attachments are intended for the above
named only and may be confidential. If they have come to you in error you
must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to
anyone. Please reply to this email and highlight the error.
Please visit the Councils' websites at: [2]www.richmond.gov.uk and
[3]www.wandsworth.gov.uk
References
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1. mailto:[Wandsworth Council request email]
2. http://www.richmond.gov.uk/
3. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/
Request for Information - 2017/14968 - PFI PPP Safety Audit
I refer to your request for information received on 25/05/2017. Please
see the information below in response to your request: -
Please can you confirm that Wandsworth is not the procuring authority for
any other PFI schemes. Queen Mary's is listed on the HM Treasury database
as being a project procured by Wandsworth?
Wandsworth Council is not the procuring authority for any PFI schemes.
We are not the procuring authority for the Queen Mary’s scheme.
I hope this information meets your needs. If you do not understand the
information provided or wish to discuss anything further, please feel free
to contact me and I, or another member of the team will be able to assist
you.
Please note, all material provided by Wandsworth Council in response to
your request for information is for your personal, non-commercial use.
Wandsworth Council reserves all rights in the copyright of the information
provided. Any unauthorised copying or adaptation of the information
without express written confirmation from Wandsworth Council may
constitute an infringement of copyright. Any intention to re-use this
information commercially may require consent. Please forward any requests
for re-use of information to the FOI officer.
If you are dissatisfied with the information provided in relation to your
request you may make representations to the Chief Executive.
Correspondence should be addressed to:
Room 149, Wandsworth Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 2PU
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
Regards
Nicholas Taylor
FOI & DPA Officer
Serving Richmond and Wandsworth Council
020 8871 7202
www.richmond.gov.uk / www.wandsworth.gov.uk
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