Hampshire County Council

Executive Member for Policy and Resources Item 4(vii)

19 February 2004

Sprinkler Systems

Report by the Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services

1

Summary

1.1

The following decisions are sought:

That the following be recommended to the County Council:

i) That the development of the sprinkler policy be based on a risk-based evidential approach.

ii) That the revised format of the policy wording in section 5.1 of the report be approved, subject to the words "adopts a policy" being included in place of "continue with its policy".

iii) That the Director for Property, Business and Regulatory Services report regularly to the Panel on progress throughout the year and produce an annual review of the policy.

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Reason(s)

2.1

To enable the policy on the installation of sprinklers to meet the highest risk situations and be implemented in a way that provides best value for money, recognising the competing demands for resources from activities and risks within the CRA.

2.2

These decisions support the following aims of the Corporate Strategy:

Aim 2 - Stewardship of the environment - protecting, where appropriate,

core building/heritage assets.

Aim 5 - Improving services: - identifying, through a risk assessed process,

those buildings which should include a sprinkler system.

3

Other options considered and rejected

3.1

None.

4

Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker or a member or officer consulted

4.1

Not applicable

5

Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee

5.1

Not applicable

6

Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent

6.1

Not applicable

Approved by:

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Date of decision:

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Councillor T K Thornber