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<p>The department regularly engages with all fund applicants, local and regional authorities,
where they are responsible for administering awarded grant funding, and local Fire
and Rescue Services following a successful application to the fund, to drive pace
on the installation of fire alarms and the subsequent standing down of a waking watch.</p><p>Over
£80 million has been made available to applications to install alarms. The schemes
have operated on a first come first served basis, and all successful applications
have been awarded grant funding.</p><p>Of the 25 residential buildings that have received
funding under the Waking Watch Relief Fund that are yet to install alarms, all of
these are being administered by Greater Manchester Combined Authority and they have
the lead responsibility for resolving these issues. On 17 of these 25, we have been
advised by Greater Manchester Combined Authority that installations have been completed
but we are awaiting further assurance before we can formally update the application
status. For a further seven, we are waiting updates of the exact status despite departmental
officials seeking an update. On the final case, we are working alongside the Authority
to resolve a specific situation.</p>
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