I asked Brent Council abour progress on a Residents Engagement Strategy which is part of the post-Grenfell Building Safety Act, much of which came into force on April 1st 2024.
This is their response:
I can confirm that last October the Council launched its Building Safety Engagement Strategy with all those living in a high-risk buildings. To do this, the Council followed the Government Guidance for developing a strategy https://www.gov.uk/guidance/preparing-a-resident-engagement-strategy#after-you-have-prepared-your-strategy consulting with those living in these blocks and providing a copy to every household.
We are pleased to report that since October 2023 we have been hosting the first series of Building Safety Engagement meetings.
The 1st April deadline is not specific to the Engagement Strategy (please see the section within the Acthttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/30/part/4/crossheading/engagement-with-residents-etc/enacted), but a requirement for implementing the Building Safety Act (2022) such as registering high-risk buildings.
For your information, our working strategy can be found here https://www.brent.gov.uk/housing/tenant-services/health-and-safety-in-the-home#[buildingsafetyact.
A review following 6 months of piloting the strategy is scheduled and will go to Cabinet as part of a wider update on the Council’s overarching approach to engaging with Council Tenant and Leaseholders.
My conclusion from this response is that the Strategy is being consulted on but is not yet in place. I would be interested in comments from anyone who has attended these consultation meetinsg and the number of residents in attendance verus the number eligible to attend.
