Further training is being rolled out to all relevant council staff
All outstanding repairs relating to mould, damp and condensation in council homes across Manchester are being reviewed after the death of Awaab Ishak. Further training is being rolled out to all relevant staff at Manchester council while housing associations have also agreed to urgently address complaints.
READ MORE: 'I just sleep with a jacket to keep warm and woke up with no pants on this morning - it was freezing' Labour councillor Gavin White, who is the executive member for housing and development at Manchester council, said that housing associations share his 'determination' for such a 'tragic' case like Awaab's to never happen again. But he called for the social housing regulator's powers to be strengthened.
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