The Housing Act 2004 has introduced a new way in which the council assesses housing conditions.
It uses a risk assessment approach called the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS). The aim is to provide a system to enable risks from hazards to health and safety in homes to be removed or minimised.
The council has a duty to keep the housing conditions, primarily in the rented sector but occasionally in the owner-occupied sector in our area under review.
Either as a result of that review, or for some other reason such as a complaint from a tenant or a neighbour, we can inspect a property if we have reason to think that a health or safety hazard exists there.
The HHSRS provides a method of grading the severity of threats to health and safety in any dwelling. A dwelling can include a:
A dwelling, including the structure and associated outbuildings and garden, yard or other amenity space, and means of access, should provide a safe and healthy environment for the occupants and, by implication, for any visitors.
In the majority of cases inspections will be carried out by environmental health officers.
For more information on the scheme including what the hazards are, how the inspections work and the outcomes of discovering a hazard - download our handy guide below or visit the Department for Communities and Local Government website.
For all enquiries please contact the Customer Service Centre
01753 475111
My Council
Landmark Place
High Street
Slough
opposite Slough Library
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