FRAEW commissioning brief

Purpose: Organise the first scoping discussion without prescribing the appraisal's conclusion.

A preparation aid, not a substitute for an appraisal, fire strategy, fire risk assessment, inspection or professional judgement. It gives no compliance verdict. Nothing you type is saved or sent.

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Property

Property / block

Jurisdiction (UK nation)

Person coordinating the appointment

Decision

Decision to support

Intended recipient

Any EWS1 / valuation request (recorded separately)

Scope

Elevations / wall systems proposed for inclusion

List uncertainty rather than invented construction

Records index

Previous FRAEW, external-wall reports, drawings, product/construction information, alterations

Date, revision, source and known gaps for each

Access and investigation

Access and investigation arrangements to discuss

Permissions

Resident communications

Do not record residents' personal details here

Constraints

Open questions

Unverified assumptions

Questions for the competent appraiser

Output

Requested output

Scope exclusions

Dependencies

Approach to authorising extra investigation

Appointment questions

Appropriate competence, insurance, conflicts and proposed method

Ask each prospective appraiser; record their answers

Next step

Action owner

Next discussion date

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