Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Birmingham run asbestos programmes under England's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 apply across Great Britain. Regulation 4 places a duty on those responsible for non-domestic premises — which includes the communal parts of residential blocks — to identify, assess, record and manage asbestos.
Birmingham City Council is one of the largest council landlords in England, alongside a sizeable housing association and private rented sector, so providers here often work next to a very large local authority stock.
West Midlands Fire Service is the fire and rescue authority for Birmingham.
Much of the housing is inter-war and post-war, with a notable number of tower blocks and maisonette blocks that carry communal fire safety, emergency lighting and electrical testing duties on top of the dwelling inspections.
The Regulator of Social Housing's May 2023 regulatory notice found that Birmingham City Council had almost 17,000 overdue asbestos surveys across its social housing stock, and that it lacked recent or complete data on many of its properties. The council now runs a compliance team that covers asbestos surveys and re-inspections in communal areas alongside fire, gas, electrical, water hygiene and lift safety. It keeps a register of known asbestos and shares it with contractors, and it commissions a survey before refurbishment in a home. The figure is from 2023, so it shows where scrutiny has been focused rather than current performance. Providers and managing agents in Birmingham should expect communal asbestos registers to be asked for by residents and contractors.
The workflow, report template and scheduling for asbestos are the same in every city. See how Kaarr runs asbestos, then book a demo with your Birmingham stock in mind.
Birmingham is in England, so the governing framework is: Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 — Regulation 4 (duty to manage). The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 apply across Great Britain. Regulation 4 places a duty on those responsible for non-domestic premises — which includes the communal parts of residential blocks — to identify, assess, record and manage asbestos.
The duty to manage asbestos is continuous. Management surveys identify asbestos-containing materials (ACMs); the asbestos register and management plan must then be kept up to date, with re-inspection of known ACMs commonly carried out annually.
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