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Joey Jenson Walker · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 9 Nov 2020•Manchester South

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Concerns
2

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

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Responses found
2

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
5

Described in responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Lack of residential landlord inspection of window coverings at private rental properties
  2. Failure of residential landlords to ensure the use of safety cords on blinds in rental properties
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to control blind-cord strangulation risks in residential propertiesPart of recurring concern: Inadequate safety guidance for managing hazards in rented residential properties
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.5

  1. Action

    Produce guidance for landlords on their responsibilities and making existing blinds safer.

    Stated by The British Blind and Shutter Association LimitedStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 21 December 2020.
  2. Action

    Update the child safety website to include landlords and signpost the landlord guidance.

    Stated by The British Blind and Shutter Association LimitedStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 21 December 2020.
  3. Action

    Disseminate the landlord safety guidance through residential letting-sector contacts and member organisations.

    Stated by The British Blind and Shutter Association LimitedStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 21 December 2020.

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of residential landlord inspection of window coverings at private rental properties

Wider context from the report

“It is a matter of concern that residential landlords are not currently subject to any obligation to inspect window coverings such as roller blinds installed at private rental properties, or to otherwise ensure that only safety cords are used on blinds in use in properties let out to residential tenants. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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Failure of residential landlords to ensure the use of safety cords on blinds in rental properties

Wider context from the report

“It is a matter of concern that residential landlords are not currently subject to any obligation to inspect window coverings such as roller blinds installed at private rental properties, or to otherwise ensure that only safety cords are used on blinds in use in properties let out to residential tenants. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to control blind-cord strangulation risks in residential properties; Inadequate safety guidance for managing hazards in rented residential properties.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Produce guidance for landlords on their responsibilities and making existing blinds safer.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The BBSA has worked with Trading Standards and RoSPA to produce some specific guidance for Landlords highlighting their responsibilities and how to make existing blinds safer. I am enclosing a copy for your information.”

Source location

2020-0226-Response-from-British-Blind-and-Shutter-Association-Redacted.pdf
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Published 21 December 2020

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Update the child safety website to include landlords and signpost the landlord guidance.

Verbatim wording from the response

“We have also updated our child safety website to include landlords in the menu options and to signpost this guidance on this website – www.makeitsafe.org.uk.”

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2020-0226-Response-from-British-Blind-and-Shutter-Association-Redacted.pdf
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Published 21 December 2020

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Disseminate the landlord safety guidance through residential letting-sector contacts and member organisations.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I am pleased to report the National Residential Landlords Association are supporting the dissemination of this guidance to their members. We are in contact with others in the residential letting sector to do the same.”

Source location

2020-0226-Response-from-British-Blind-and-Shutter-Association-Redacted.pdf
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Published 21 December 2020

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Identify additional ways to disseminate blind-cord safety information across all housing tenures.

Verbatim wording from the response

“My officials have worked with their colleagues at OPSS to further publicise this campaign, through our newsletters to landlords and local authorities and our suite of guides for private rented sector landlords and tenants that cover safety in rented properties. I will ask that they continue this work with their colleagues in OPSS, in particular identifying more ways this information can be disseminated to all housing tenures.”

Source location

2020-0226-Response-from-Secretary-of-State-for-Housing-Communities-and-Local-Government-REDACTED.pdf
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Published 21 December 2020

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Publicise the blind-cord safety campaign through newsletters to landlords and local authorities and private rented-sector landlord and tenant guides.

Verbatim wording from the response

“My officials have worked with their colleagues at OPSS to further publicise this campaign, through our newsletters to landlords and local authorities and our suite of guides for private rented sector landlords and tenants that cover safety in rented properties. I will ask that they continue this work with their colleagues in OPSS, in particular identifying more ways this information can be disseminated to all housing tenures.”

Source location

2020-0226-Response-from-Secretary-of-State-for-Housing-Communities-and-Local-Government-REDACTED.pdf
Page 2 · response
Published 21 December 2020

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Other statements in published responses

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Recipient positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when they do not describe a specific action.1

  1. 1

    OPSS is responsible for regulating the safety of consumer products such as window blinds.

    Stated by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.

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PFD Monitor interpretation

OPSS is responsible for regulating the safety of consumer products such as window blinds.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In the case of the two recent tragic accidents, both children’s families were private tenants. However, the risks that these cases have highlighted will affect children in all tenures. This is why, following the incident last year, I asked my officials to work with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), which is part of the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). OPSS holds responsibility for regulation of the safety of consumer products like window blinds. The Government, through OPSS, continue to fund the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to raise awareness of safety risks, including the importance of noting warnings and following safety instructions where they are included.”

Source location

2020-0226-Response-from-Secretary-of-State-for-Housing-Communities-and-Local-Government-REDACTED.pdf
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Published 21 December 2020

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