Council Owned Property Materials - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: Council Owned Property Materials
FOI Number: 289
Date Received: 20/03/2022
Type of Request: EIR
Request or Question: Please can you provide me with the following information?1. How many properties / buildings owned or leased by the Council have cladding that requires to be checked, or is currently being checked, to ensure it is safe following the Grenfell inquiry? Please can you list what the building is used for and its name?2. How many properties / buildings owned or leased by the Council have cladding on them which contain Arconic's version of ACM, Celotex RS5000 insulation, and Kingspan's Kooltherm K15. Please can you list what the building is used for and its name?

3. How many properties / buildings owned or leased by the Council currently have work going on in them to ensure there is appropriate fire retardant materials in wall cavities (internal and external) Please can you list what the building is used for and its name?

4. How many properties owned or leased by the Council have been identified as not having the required fire retardant protection in wall cavities? What processes are in place to ensure these buildings can operate safely. Please can you list what the building is used for and its name?

5. Please can you provide the name of the main contractor / builder of any facilities that have been identified in this FOI.
Response: 1. There are no properties/buildings owned or leased by this Council that require cladding to be checked.
2. Unfortunately Scottish Borders Council does not hold the information you have requested and therefore we give notice under 10(4)(a) of EI(S)R 2004.
3. There are no properties/buildings owned or leased by this Council that currently have work going on relating to fire retardant materials in wall cavities.
4. There are no properties/buildings owned or leased by this Council that have been identified as not having the required fire retardant protection in wall cavities.
5. N/A