NFRS 2022 121 - Regulatory reform order 2005

You asked for:

1. The number of low, medium and high-rise residential buildings in your area(or your current/best estimate of them) covered by the Regulatory Reform(Fire Safety) Order 2005
2. The total number of deficiency and/or enforcement notices served to the owners of these buildings relating to means of escape (Articles 14(2)(b) & 15(1)(b)), since July 2021 to the date of this FOI
3. The number of deficiency and/or enforcement notices served to the owners of these buildings specifically relating to the identification of vulnerable and disabled residents, and planning for their escape (Articles 14(2)(b) & 15(1)(b)), since July 2021 to the date of this FOI
4. Copies of the notices referred to in (3)
5. The fire authority's current policy covering the evacuation of disabled people from multi-occupancy buildings during a fire

Our Response:

1. The number of low, medium and high-rise residential buildings in your area (or your current/best estimate of them) covered by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

   Answer: - No Information Held, our systems do not record buildings with the terms low, medium, and high-rise. However, we can provide some data relating to those premises flagged with the following that are flagged as residential.

   • Purpose Built Flats 1-3 Storeys (Students) H03: 66
   • Purpose Built Flats 1-3 Storeys H02: 1338
   • Purpose Built Flats 4-9 Storeys (Students) D01: 132
   • Purpose Built Flats 4-9 Storeys D02: 204
   • Purpose Built Flats 10 + Storeys D03: 132

   Total: 1774

2. The total number of deficiency and/or enforcement notices served to the owners of these buildings relating to means of escape (Articles 14(2)(b) & 15 (1)(b)), since July 2021 to the date of this FOI

   Answer: -

   • Enforcement Issued: 3
   • Deficiencies Issued: 8
3. The number of deficiency and/or enforcement notices served to the owners of these buildings specifically relating to the identification of vulnerable and disabled residents, and planning for their escape (Articles 14(2)(b) & 15 (1)(b)), since July 2021 to the date of this FOI

   Answer: - No Information Held, upon review of the notices of enforcement or deficiency, none referred to the identification of vulnerable and disabled residents, and planning for their escape (Articles 14(2)(b) & 15 (1)(b))

4. Copies of the notices referred to in (3)

   Answer: - N/A refer to answer in question 3.

5. The fire authority's current policy covering the evacuation of disabled people from multi-occupancy buildings during a fire.

   Answer: - No Information Held, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service does not have a specific policy covering the evacuation of disabled people from multi-occupancy buildings during a fire. All operational guidance and training are taken from the N.O.G National Operational Guidance Homepage