Fire safety procedures in many council-run buildings could still be putting hundreds of lives at risk, a council report has revealed.

Lambeth is yet to resolve several fire safety enforcement notices for its housing stock, hostels, youth clubs and lunchtime clubs, according to a report submitted to Lambeth Council’s Corporate Committee.

Several council-run buildings have been identified for fire safety failings, including Park View House in Hurst Street, Herne Hill and Glenbrook Primary School, Clapham.

Enforcement notices are issued by a fire authority when the person responsible for a building is deemed to have breached fire regulations.

The report said the council faced “major challenges” regarding fire enforcement notices in sheltered accommodation.

It added that some of its buildings had “come under scrutiny” after they failed to adhere to certain standards of fire safety, and said the council could face “heavy financial liabilities” if changes were not made.

Many of the notices had been “successfully discharged” but some were still to be resolved, it said.

In a separate report, Glenbrook Primary school in Clapham was identified as having failed to carry out statutory fire safety checks, and health and safety reviews.

Following a major fire at a tower block in neighbouring Southwark in 2009, Lambeth residents called on the council to ensure its own housing stock was up to standard.

A freedom of information request submitted by BBC London in 2009 revealed just two of 112 tower blocks in Lambeth had valid fire safety certificates- making it the worst offender of all London councils for fire safety procedures.

Councillor Jeremy Clyne, Liberal Democrat group spokesman, said the report suggested the council still had “a long way to go” to ensure all its buildings were safe.

He said: “Lambeth was singled out two years ago as the ‘worst offender’ in London for its appalling failures with regard to safety of residents in council tower blocks.

“Having been exposed already, it’s alarming the Council still has a long way to go towards ensuring minimum standards in its buildings.

“And it’s not just a question of spending lots of money on old buildings to meet modern fire safety standards - many of the notices cite failure to carry out basic fire safety audits and provide information about what to do in a fire.

“That suggests they just don't take fire safety seriously enough - even at a council youth club”

But councillor Jackie Meldrum, deputy leader of the council, said officers were working closely with the London Fire Brigade to ensure its buildings were secure.

She added that systems for preventing serious fires were “robust and visible”.

“What we do equals other councils and surpasses other parts of the country. Our track record on safety is challenged from time to time but it is always good,” she said.