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(i)             to note the information provided in the report;

(ii)            to note that the Local Senior Officer, SFRS would provide an update report to Committee concerning the responsibilities of Airbnb properties with regard to the new fire detection legislation;

(iii)          to note that the Operations Manager, Operations - Operations And Protective Services would provide an update report to Committee concerning the responsibilities of private landlords’ properties with regard to the new fire detection legislation; and

(iv)          to instruct officers to bring a progress report on the installation of the new fire detection systems to Council housing stock to Committee on 12 October 2022.

The Committee had before it the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Thematic Report on New Scottish Government Legislation for Fire Detection in Domestic Properties.

Chay Ewing, Local Senior Officer – SFRS, spoke to the report and took questions from Members.

The report recommended:

that the Committee consider and note the information provided in the report.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to note the information provided in the report;

(ii)            to note that the Local Senior Officer, SFRS would provide an update report to Committee concerning the responsibilities of Airbnb properties with regard to the new fire detection legislation;

(iii)          to note that the Operations Manager, Operations And Protective Services would provide an update report to Committee concerning the responsibilities of private landlords’ properties with regard to the new fire detection legislation; and

(iv)          to instruct officers to bring a progress report on the installation of the new fire detection systems to Council housing stock to Committee on 12 October 2022.