Source · Select Committees · Defence Committee
Recommendation 18
18
Accepted
Committee welcomes DIO offer to share key lessons on safety inspections.
Conclusion
We welcome the offer from DIO to share its key lessons learned on gas and electrical safety inspections. (Recommendation, Paragraph 82)
Government Response Summary
The MOD accepts the recommendation, confirming that a report on the lessons learned from gas and electrical safety inspections, which was shared with Ministers on January 31, 2024, will be sent to the Committee with this response.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The MOD accept the recommendations regarding the management of Landlord Gas Safety Inspection (LGSI) certificates and Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) certificates and the need for improved access protocols. We acknowledge there are situations where contractors cannot gain entry to SFA without the occupier’s consent, however, it remains crucial to address the very small number of properties that may have overdue LGSI and EICR certificates. The DIO is pleased to report significant progress in achieving a high compliance rate for LGSI certificates, with a 99.4% compliance and a 99.9% compliance rate for EICRs. This achievement follows a comprehensive Learning from Experience (LFE) exercise that was initiated during Autumn 2023 to address the previously high number of overdue LGSIs in SFA. One of the key measures implemented following the LFE exercise, was aligning the process for notifying householders of LGSI appointment dates to streamline the activity and remove inconsistencies, transferring the ‘red card’ access, when an occupant fails to be home for the inspection for a third time, fully under the control of the RAMS IPs, Amey and VIVO. The chain of command is also engaged to assist with access, as required. A report on overdue LGSIs and EICRs is provided weekly to the DIO to ensure performance is held at an acceptable level and incidents of ‘no access’ are appropriately escalated. to inform future transition between de-mobilisation and mobilisation at contract renewal. A report was shared with Ministers on 31 January 2024 and will be sent to the Committee with this report response.