In 2022, the government launched a consultation with regard to Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing Plus (EEIS+), seeking views on new proposals regarding the fire safety of residents who would need support to evacuate in an emergency situation.This followed a consultation the previous year on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs), which had raised significant issues concerning practicality, proportionality and safety, and which meant that the Government was unable to mandate PEEPs in high-rise residential buildings. The EEIS+ consultation therefore sought views on alternative proposals to support the fire safety of residents who would need support to evacuate in an emergency.
The Government has now published its responses to the consultations for PEEPs and EEIS+. The latter is a detailed, 86-page document, including 15 conclusions.The PEEPs consultation concludes that more work is required to implement proposals that are practical, proportional and which support the fire safety of vulnerable residents. It points to the EEIS+ consultation, which it hopes will lead to a more holistic approach to ensuring fire safety.The EEIS+ consultation is a highly detailed, 86-page document with 15 conclusions.
These include that:there is no evidence that Responsible Persons have been able to broadly implement workplace-type PEEPs that are practical, proportionate or safe in a way that allows a person to evacuate a building unassisted in a residential setting; legislation will be introduced to deliver a distinct type of PEEP for residential settings which will be known as a Residential PEEP; the Home Office will set out in Article 50 guidance that the costs to implement measures will usually be charged to the individual where they are the only beneficiary, across all leaseholders in the building (where appropriate and where leases allow), or by the RP themselves paying for measures; and building level evacuation plans will be produced for all high-rise residential buildings and for residential buildings between 11 and 18 metres with simultaneous evacuation strategies in place.
The response document concludes: “subject to parliamentary approval, the Government will then proceed to draft and lay Regulations to enact the above consultation outcomes on Residential PEEPs and building level evacuation plans as quickly as the parliamentary timetable allows.”Government responds to EEIS+ and PEEPs consultations
The Government has now published its responses to the consultations for PEEPs and EEIS+. The latter is a detailed, 86-page document, including 15 conclusions.The PEEPs consultation concludes that more work is required to implement proposals that are practical, proportional and which support the fire safety of vulnerable residents. It points to the EEIS+ consultation, which it hopes will lead to a more holistic approach to ensuring fire safety.The EEIS+ consultation is a highly detailed, 86-page document with 15 conclusions.
These include that:there is no evidence that Responsible Persons have been able to broadly implement workplace-type PEEPs that are practical, proportionate or safe in a way that allows a person to evacuate a building unassisted in a residential setting; legislation will be introduced to deliver a distinct type of PEEP for residential settings which will be known as a Residential PEEP; the Home Office will set out in Article 50 guidance that the costs to implement measures will usually be charged to the individual where they are the only beneficiary, across all leaseholders in the building (where appropriate and where leases allow), or by the RP themselves paying for measures; and building level evacuation plans will be produced for all high-rise residential buildings and for residential buildings between 11 and 18 metres with simultaneous evacuation strategies in place.
The response document concludes: “subject to parliamentary approval, the Government will then proceed to draft and lay Regulations to enact the above consultation outcomes on Residential PEEPs and building level evacuation plans as quickly as the parliamentary timetable allows.”Government responds to EEIS+ and PEEPs consultations
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