Submit risk and fault information for high rise buildings
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (the Regulations) makes it a requirement for responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings to provide information on their building/s to their local fire and rescue service. A high-rise residential building is defined as a building containing two or more sets of domestic premises and is at least 18 metres tall or has at least seven storeys.
The Regulations 2022 have been introduced as an important step towards implementing the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report.
The Regulations apply to England only and are being introduced under Article 24 of the Fire Safety Order. The Regulations can be found on the UK Government website.
The Home Office has published the guidance document Check your fire safety responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
Guidance for carrying out routine checks on fire doors and provide information to residents has also been released, which can be found on the UK Government website.
Information sharing with local fire and rescue services
The Regulations require responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings to provide information on their building to the local fire and rescue service.
The information to be shared includes details of the construction of the external walls, floor and buildings plans, and information on known faults with key firefighting equipment. The Regulations state that this information must be shared via electronic means.
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How to provide the required information
The Responsible Person (RP) of high-rise residential premises must provide Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service with up to date floor plans and single page building plans, showing key firefighting equipment. Information must be shared electronically and can be done using this email address: premisesinformation@cambsfire.gov.uk