Enforcement of Means of Escape under the Fire Safety Order

The request was successful.

Dear Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service,

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

Yours faithfully,

Elspeth Grant

DP & FOI, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Elspeth Grant,

Thank you for your request for information held by Hampshire and Isle of
Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) which we received on 13/03/2023. We
intend to respond to you within 20 working days. However, if it is not
possible to respond within this timeframe, we will contact you explaining
the reason/s for this and provide a date by which the response will be
made.

Any future correspondence with HIWFRS in relation to this matter should be
sent to the Information Compliance Officer at the above address.  

If for whatever reason you are unhappy with our response you may request
an internal review by contacting [HIWFRS request email] or by writing to the
Data Protection Officer at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue
Service Headquarters, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9SJ.

Should you remain dissatisfied you can appeal against the internal review
decision by contacting the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF.
  
Yours sincerely,

Information Compliance Officer

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Elspeth Grant,
 
Our reference: FOI 153 22-23
 
Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
request.
 
Kind regards,
Information Compliance Officer

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for responding to my FOI request.

However, by refusing to provide the information relating to Q3 at no charge, you appear to have confirmed that Hampshire and Isle of Wight FRS is unwilling to meet its' legal responsibilities for the provision of data under the following legislation:

1. UN Convention of the Rights of Disabled People Article 31 - Statistics and Data Collection

2. Public Equality Duty (PSED) reporting obligations Technical Guidance: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/p...
2a Section 6.22 The Specific Duty to Publish Equality Information and
2b. Annex 7: the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and public Authorities) Regulations 2017: Schedule 2 Regulation 4(1) Public authorities required to publish information

Please can you provide the detailed information requested or why you believe that Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Services are not required to meet these.

Yours sincerely,

Elspeth Grant

DP & FOI, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Elspeth Grant

This email is to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 12 April. Your comments are currently being investigated and we will reply in further detail in due course.

Yours Sincerely
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Data Protection Team
HIWFRS
SHQ, Leigh Road
Eastleigh
Hants SO50 9SJ

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Dear DP & FOI,

I still have not received results of your investigations into my FOI request.

Please can you update me.

Yours sincerely,

Elspeth Grant

DP & FOI, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service

Thank you for your email.

Please be aware that it may take us longer than usual to reply. We are
experiencing an increase in requests and working at reduced capacity.

We will respond as soon as possible, and we thank you for your patience
and understanding during this time. If you have an urgent matter which
needs immediate attention, please contact [email address]

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DP & FOI, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Elspeth Grant

Thank you for your enquiry. We will investigate and aim to reply within 20 days.

Regards
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HIWFRS
SHQ, Leigh Road
Eastleigh
Hants SO50 9SJ

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