2018

 

BC0156 - Cleaning and Janitorial Services review - 071118

A Member Authority is currently reviewing their cleaning and janitorial services and are seeking information regarding janitor/facilities assistant post/caretakers/hall keepers within other authorities.

1. What department manages:
- Janitors
- Facilities assistants
- Caretakers
- Hall keepers

2. What is the current grading structure for your:
- Janitors
- Facilities assistants
- Caretakers
- Hall keepers

3. What job description and person specification are you using for the above posts?

4. Are any of the above staff members carrying out other activities out with their job description / person specifications? If so, can you share what activities they are.

5. How do you determine the number of hours required per building for the following staffing groups:
- Janitors
- Facilities assistants
- Caretakers
- Hall keepers

6. Do you have any ‘mobile’ staff that undertake janitorial / facilities assistants / caretakers / hall keeper’s duties and is their job description and person specification different from above? Can you share the job description / person specification if they are?

7. Do you provide an emergency response and/or call out payment to this staffing group? If yes, can you state how many hours and rate of pay for this task?

8. What staffing group covers out of hours lets?

9. Are out of hours lets / other activities etc. covered in their job description / person specification?

 

BC0155 - Flushing of taps and showers under the prevention of Legionella - 080818

A Member Authority would like to know if facilities management teams in other Member Authorities have responsibility for the flushing of taps and showers under the prevention of Legionella?

If so, are you willing to share your management systems?

 

BC0154 - Charging model for room hire of civic buildings - 310718

A Member Authority are currently reviewing the rates charged for hiring their civic buildings and are seeking information regarding the pricing models other authorities use when hiring venues. The Member Authority would specifically be interested in gaining the following information:-

1. What model do you use to charge for venue hire?
2. Do you offer discounted rates for charities / community groups?
3. Do you have event specific packages e.g. weddings?
4. Are there extra charges for equipment such as audio / visual ?
5. Do you have examples of the charging schedule that you are willing to share ?

 

BC0154 - Charging for building cleaning works - 301018

A Member Authority are currently conducting a benchmarking exercise to determine how other local authorities charge for their Building Cleaning works. The Member Authority are specifically seeking information regarding the following:-

1. Are cleaning jobs priced on the number of staff working on an hourly basis? Or are cleaning jobs based upon area?

2. What is the calculation used to determine pricing?

3. Are you able to share a pricing schedule for your cleaning works?

 

BC0153 - Reducing Cleaning Frequency - 120718

A Member Authority are seeking information regarding reducing the frequency of cleaning in offices. In particular, the Member Authority would like to know the following:-

1. Have you reduced the frequency of office cleaning
2. What impact is the impact on the standards of cleaning.

 

BC0153 - Janitorial Models - 301018

A Member Authority are looking to gain an insight into Janitorial models used by other Councils. The Member Authority are specifically seeking information regarding the following:

1. What Janitorial model do councils use in terms of working hours and patterns for Primary Schools, High schools and Community Centres?

2. Do Councils work to a standard model in terms of hours for Primary Schools, high Schools and Community Centres?

3. Who is responsible for the opening and closing of buildings ?

 

BC0152 - Honesty Boxes in Public Conveniences

A Member Authority is seeking information regarding honesty boxes in public conveniences. The Member Authority would specifically like to know:-

1. Do you have honesty boxes in place in your public conveniences ?
2. Do you have any examples of where this system works successfully?

 

BC0152 - BICSc licence for cleaning operatives

This authority would like to know from others:

1) Do your cleaning operatives have the BICSc licence to practice?
2) Are any of your supervisors or management team licenced to train and assess cleaning employees?

 

BC0151 - Cashless payment system for Public Conveniences - 030818

A Member Authority is seeking information in relation to cashless payment systems for public conveniences and would like to know if other authorities have a cashless system in place or if any authorities are current investigating implementing such a system?

 

BC0150 - Structure of Schools Traded Service - 230718

A member authority is currently considering reviewing their current structure for Schools Traded Services.

To aid the review the authority would be interested in gaining information on the following:-

1. What is the current structure of the Schools Traded Service at your authority?
2. Is your authority currently undertaking a review of the structure?

 

BC0149 - Safety shoes for catering and cleaning staff - 31.05.18

A Member Authority is seeking information regarding safety shoes
for catering and cleaning staff. In particular they would like to know
the following:-

Does your authority provide safety shoes for catering and cleaning staff ?
If yes, what tasks do the staff complete that require safety shoes?
If no, please can you provide examples of your risk assessment that covers this area.

 

BC0148 - Window Cleaning - 31.05.18

This member authority would like to know how other local
authorities calculate the cost for their window cleaning service. Is
there a flat rate or a complex formula depending on how many
windows/time scale of cleaning required?

 

BC0147 - Calculating cleaning budget hours for schools - 09.05.18

This authority would like to know how other authorities work out how
many hours a unit should get for cleaning and how this can be set
against a budget?

 

 

BC0156 - Cleaning and Janitorial Services review - 071118

A Member Authority is currently reviewing their cleaning and janitorial services and are seeking information regarding janitor/facilities assistant post/caretakers/hall keepers within other authorities.

1. What department manages:
- Janitors
- Facilities assistants
- Caretakers
- Hall keepers

2. What is the current grading structure for your:
- Janitors
- Facilities assistants
- Caretakers
- Hall keepers

3. What job description and person specification are you using for the above posts?

4. Are any of the above staff members carrying out other activities out with their job description / person specifications? If so, can you share what activities they are.

5. How do you determine the number of hours required per building for the following staffing groups:
- Janitors
- Facilities assistants
- Caretakers
- Hall keepers

6. Do you have any ‘mobile’ staff that undertake janitorial / facilities assistants / caretakers / hall keeper’s duties and is their job description and person specification different from above? Can you share the job description / person specification if they are?

7. Do you provide an emergency response and/or call out payment to this staffing group? If yes, can you state how many hours and rate of pay for this task?

8. What staffing group covers out of hours lets?

9. Are out of hours lets / other activities etc. covered in their job description / person specification?
BC0155 - Flushing of taps and showers under the prevention of Legionella - 080818 A Member Authority would like to know if facilities management teams in other Member Authorities have responsibility for the flushing of taps and showers under the prevention of Legionella?

If so, are you willing to share your management systems?

 

BC0154 - Charging model for room hire of civic buildings - 310718

A Member Authority are currently reviewing the rates charged for hiring their civic buildings and are seeking information regarding the pricing models other authorities use when hiring venues. The Member Authority would specifically be interested in gaining the following information:-

1. What model do you use to charge for venue hire?
2. Do you offer discounted rates for charities / community groups?
3. Do you have event specific packages e.g. weddings?
4. Are there extra charges for equipment such as audio / visual ?
5. Do you have examples of the charging schedule that you are willing to share ?

 

BC0154 - Charging for building cleaning works - 301018

A Member Authority are currently conducting a benchmarking exercise to determine how other local authorities charge for their Building Cleaning works. The Member Authority are specifically seeking information regarding the following:-

1. Are cleaning jobs priced on the number of staff working on an hourly basis? Or are cleaning jobs based upon area?

2. What is the calculation used to determine pricing?

3. Are you able to share a pricing schedule for your cleaning works?

 

BC0153 - Reducing Cleaning Frequency - 120718

A Member Authority are seeking information regarding reducing the frequency of cleaning in offices. In particular, the Member Authority would like to know the following:-

1. Have you reduced the frequency of office cleaning
2. What impact is the impact on the standards of cleaning.

 

BC0153 - Janitorial Models - 301018

A Member Authority are looking to gain an insight into Janitorial models used by other Councils. The Member Authority are specifically seeking information regarding the following:

1. What Janitorial model do councils use in terms of working hours and patterns for Primary Schools, High schools and Community Centres?

2. Do Councils work to a standard model in terms of hours for Primary Schools, high Schools and Community Centres?

3. Who is responsible for the opening and closing of buildings ?

 

BC0152 - Honesty Boxes in Public Conveniences

A Member Authority is seeking information regarding honesty boxes in public conveniences. The Member Authority would specifically like to know:-

1. Do you have honesty boxes in place in your public conveniences ?
2. Do you have any examples of where this system works successfully?

 

BC0152 - BICSc licence for cleaning operatives

 

This authority would like to know from others:

1) Do your cleaning operatives have the BICSc licence to practice?
2) Are any of your supervisors or management team licenced to train and assess cleaning employees?

 

BC0151 - Cashless payment system for Public Conveniences - 030818

A Member Authority is seeking information in relation to cashless payment systems for public conveniences and would like to know if other authorities have a cashless system in place or if any authorities are current investigating implementing such a system?

 

BC0150 - Structure of Schools Traded Service - 230718

A member authority is currently considering reviewing their current structure for Schools Traded Services.

To aid the review the authority would be interested in gaining information on the following:-

1. What is the current structure of the Schools Traded Service at your authority?
2. Is your authority currently undertaking a review of the structure?

 

BC0149 - Safety shoes for catering and cleaning staff - 31.05.18

A Member Authority is seeking information regarding safety shoes
for catering and cleaning staff. In particular they would like to know
the following:-

1. Does your authority provide safety shoes for catering and cleaning staff ?
2. If yes, what tasks do the staff complete that require safety shoes?
3. If no, please can you provide examples of your risk assessment that covers this area.

 

BC0148 - Window Cleaning - 31.05.18

This member authority would like to know how other local
authorities calculate the cost for their window cleaning service. Is
there a flat rate or a complex formula depending on how many
windows/time scale of cleaning required?

 

BC0147 - Calculating cleaning budget hours for schools - 09.05.18

This authority would like to know how other authorities work out how
many hours a unit should get for cleaning and how this can be set
against a budget?