Vulnerable people fire risk
Failure of social services and housing providers to proactively assess fire risks, identify vulnerable individuals, and implement preventative measures.
9 items
1 source
3 inquiries
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Vulnerable people fire risk has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
9 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (9)
P1-33 — Require PEEP information in premises information box
Recommendation: The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to include up-to-date information about persons with reduced mobility and their associated PEEPs in the premises information box.
Words of: HM Government (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report: Government Response, January 2020 (published on GOV.UK 21 January 2020)
Gov response: Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s Phase 1 report was exhaustive in detail and made a series of findings and recommendations relevant to government. As the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local …
Accepted in part
P1-32 — Require personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs)
Recommendation: The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to prepare personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs) for all residents whose ability to self-evacuate may be compromised (such as persons with reduced mobility or cognition).
Words of: HM Government (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report: Government Response, January 2020 (published on GOV.UK 21 January 2020)
Gov response: Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s Phase 1 report was exhaustive in detail and made a series of findings and recommendations relevant to government. As the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local …
Accepted in part
In progress
FENN-65 — Ban the sale of smokers' materials at all Underground stations
Recommendation: The sale of smokers' materials at Underground stations shall be banned.
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RONA-22 — Review storage rules for explosive materials in high blocks
Recommendation: The Regulations governing the storage of other potentially explosive materials in high blocks of flats should be reviewed (paragraph 173).
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P2-10 — Require fire safety strategy from registered fire engineer at Gateway 2
Recommendation: We therefore recommend that it be made a statutory requirement that a fire safety strategy produced by a registered fire engineer (see below) to be submitted with building control applications (at Gateway 2) for the construction or refurbishment of any …
Words of: HM Government, Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government response (CP 1248), presented to Parliament by the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, 26 February 2025
Gov response: The government accepts this recommendation. A fire safety strategy is already required with building control applications for the construction of and significant work to higher-risk buildings. The Building Safety Regulator will consider how to make …
Accepted
In progress
P1-36 — Require understandable fire safety instructions
Recommendation: The owner and manager of every residential building containing separate dwellings (whether or not it is a high-rise building) be required by law to provide fire safety instructions (including instructions for evacuation) in a form that the occupants of the …
Words of: HM Government (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report: Government Response, January 2020 (published on GOV.UK 21 January 2020)
Gov response: Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s Phase 1 report was exhaustive in detail and made a series of findings and recommendations relevant to government. As the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local …
Accepted in part
P1-28 — National guidelines for high-rise evacuations
Recommendation: The government develop national guidelines for carrying out partial or total evacuations of high-rise residential buildings, such guidelines to include the means of protecting fire exit routes and procedures for evacuating persons who are unable to use the stairs in …
Words of: HM Government (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report: Government Response, January 2020 (published on GOV.UK 21 January 2020)
Gov response: The Chairman recommended that Government should develop national guidelines for carrying out evacuations of high-rise residential buildings. To do this, the Home Office and MHCLG have already formed a steering group together with the National …
Accepted in part
FENN-64 — Encourage non-smoking with warnings and provide stubbing bins at entrances
Recommendation: By audible and visual warnings London Underground must encourage passengers not to smoke. Stubbing bins shall be provided at station entrances.
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FENN-63 — Extend smoking prohibition to all underground station areas, including staff and shops
Recommendation: The present prohibition on smoking shall be extended to all areas of stations wholly or partly below ground, including staff accommodation and shops.
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