⟡ “We Have the Powers. But We Deny the Duty — Again.” ⟡
RBKC Reiterates Its Denial of Legal Responsibility for Sewer Gas Hazard, States Statutory Housing Duties Do Not Apply to Council, and Refuses Complaint Reopening
Filed: 11 March 2025
Reference: SWANK/RBKC/EMAIL-09
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Summary: RBKC’s insurance officer restates liability denial over sewer gas exposure and redirects Polly Chromatic back to Stage 1 complaints — while advising her to initiate court action through CCMCC.
I. What Happened
This email from Giuseppe Morrone was sent at 09:32 on 11 March 2025, confirming that:
– RBKC maintains its refusal to accept liability
– The Housing Act and Environmental Protection Act are cited as irrelevant to council duty
– All financial compensation claims must be brought against the landlord
– RBKC sees its role as complete — complaints must go back through a closed channel
– For court proceedings, no solicitor is acting, meaning you must remove the matter from the DCP so it defaults to the CCMCC
II. What the Record Establishes
• This is the formal procedural shut-down of all internal liability discourse
• It positions RBKC as non-accountable by legal architecture, not fact
• Your legal pathway is now cleared for external judicial or ombudsman escalation
• The reply attempts to segment harm (financial vs environmental/medical) to limit scope
• It demonstrates how institutions weaponise jurisdictional silos to deflect structural duty
III. Why SWANK Logged It
Because it’s not enough to ignore the leak — they want to make you prove it’s their pipe in court.
Because this letter is the last stop on their internal map — and the first step on your legal one.
Because this email is not just a refusal — it’s a rebranding of power as absence.
SWANK logs every institutional endpoint that tried to define harm as someone else’s jurisdiction.
IV. SWANK’s Position
We do not accept that statutory powers without duty are shields against harm.
We do not accept that sewer gas injuries are “not the Council’s problem.”
We do not accept that administrative referral is a substitute for accountability.
This wasn’t closure. It was legal obstruction with a redirect button.
And SWANK will archive every closing email that expected you to walk away.
⟡ This Dispatch Has Been Formally Archived by SWANK London Ltd. ⟡
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