Dear Sir,

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) hereby acknowledges receipt of your request for information as detailed below, which is being actioned under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This is now receiving the Service’s attention and a response will normally be provided within 20 working days.

To confirm, your request was received on 10th August 2022 and you have supplied an email address for response.

Yours faithfully,

Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth/Freedom of Information Officer
Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg - byddwn yn ymateb yn gyfartal i’r ddwy ac yn ateb yn eich dewis iaith heb oedi.
We welcome correspondence and calls in Welsh and English - we will respond equally to both and will reply in your language of choice without delay.

Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn profi’ch larwm mwg yn rheolaidd. Os nad oes gennych larwm, neu os ydy’ch larwm wedi torri, ffoniwch 0800 169 1234, anfonwch e-bost i [email address] neu ewch i www.gwastan-gogcymru.org.uk am gyngor ynglŷn â beth i’w wneud nesaf.

Please make sure that you regularly check your smoke alarm. If you do not have one, or find that the one that you do have is not working, call 0800 169 1234, e-mail [email address] or visit www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk for advice on what to do next.

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Dear Sir,

Further to your recent request to North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
(NWFRS) made under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act regarding
building fire safety/cladding, the response from NWFRS is as follows:

1. By local authority how many residential buildings in North Wales are:

a. Above 18m

Flintshire – 3

Wrexham – 4

Denbighshire – 0

Conwy – 1

Gwynedd – 3

Ynys Môn – 3

b. Between 18 and 11m

Flintshire – 1

Wrexham – 3

Denbighshire – 6

Conwy – 10

Gwynedd – 2

Ynys Môn – 10

2. Has the Service been instructed by Welsh Government to include
buildings sub11 meters in their Risk Programme for inspection?

Buildings form part of NWFRS’s risk inspection programme dependent on
risk. This will result in some sub 11m premises being inspected. Welsh
Government has not directed the Service to target any particular height or
type of premises.

a. If so, has the Service received any additional funding for doing so.

NWFRS has not received any funding from Welsh Government to assist in its
auditing programme.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original correspondence and should be addressed to:

The Freedom of Information Officer

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters

Ffordd Salesbury

St Asaph Business Park

St Asaph

Denbighshire

LL17 0JJ

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45

Website: [1]www.ico.gov.uk

There is no charge for making an appeal.

Yours faithfully,

Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth/Freedom of Information Officer
Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg - byddwn
yn ymateb yn gyfartal i’r ddwy ac yn ateb yn eich dewis iaith heb oedi.

We welcome correspondence and calls in Welsh and English - we will respond
equally to both and will reply in your language of choice without delay.

Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn profi’ch larwm mwg yn rheolaidd. Os nad oes
gennych larwm, neu os ydy’ch larwm wedi torri, ffoniwch 0800 169 1234,
anfonwch e-bost i [2][email address].cymru  neu ewch i
[3]www.tangogleddcymru.llyw.cymru am gyngor  ynglŷn â beth i’w wneud
nesaf.

Please make sure that you regularly check your smoke alarm.  If you do not
have one, or find that the one that you do have is not working, call 0800
169 1234, e-mail [4][email address].wales or visit
[5]www.northwalesfire.gov.wales for advice on what to do next.

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