Repair & Maintenance

In accordance with the requirements of the FOIA 2000 can you please provide information/answers to the following questions?

1. Could you please provide a list of names and contact details for the Officers that are responsible for managing the repair and maintenance of water-mains and sewers on/within all Police owned buildings (i.e. HQ, call centres, local police stations, prisons etc) in the format of:
Title:
Full Name:
Job Title:
Telephone:
Email:
Postal Address:

2. Does the police authority have a contractor(s) in place to deliver your statutory duties with respect to the below activities:
Mitigating water loss from mains on/within all council property/premises, including offices, housing, depots etc. The Water Authorities undergo leakage detection exercises and have powers to insist leaks are repaired without delay. Preventing Pollution of groundwater from poorly maintained and leaking sewers on council land. Recent laws place the burden for any pollution event upon the polluter (polluter pays) Maintaining appropriate levels of water quality within private mains networks at council owned premises, such as housing stock areas, office premises etc. Legislation places various obligations on network owners for maintaining the quality of water on their premises and to get the appropriate approvals before up-grading/maintenance works are carried out.

3. Can you please provide the name and address of the contractor(s)currently undertaking the work activities listed in point 2 above?

4. Can you please confirm the nature of the contract that you have with these contractors and when the contract(s) is/are due to be renewed?

5. Could you please confirm that should a contractor be required for minor or major repair and maintenance work to mains and sewer on the Police owned property; would there be a need for such a contractor to be included on an approved list of contractors? If so, how do you become an approved contractor?

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

1. Officers are not responsible for this work area, all repairs and maintenance are collated via the Constabulary's Estates and Facilities Department. Their contact address for emails is: estatesandfacilities@cheshire.pnn.police.uk

2. The Police Authority does not have a responsibility for council property/premises. The above department maintains police owned buildings.

3. No information held for information. All Cheshire Police Authority contractors are held on Bluelight Website

4. No information held

5 No, Cheshire Police Authority do not have an approved list of contractors