Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.
Please see below the answer to your request.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 – How many fire safety visits did the service carry out at high or midrise apartment blocks in: a. 2021 b. 2022 (where possible, please give locations and break down results according to high or midrise)
Answers to the above and questions below can be found on the GOV.uk site – please follow this link here
You will need to select Essex and the dates required from the drop-down list on the FS raw tabs, the data will be displayed. I have put the tab numbers in response to each question. I hope this helps Tab FS1 Raw
Question 2 – How many of those visits identified fire safety risks? A. 2021 b. 2022 (where possible, please give locations and break down results according to high or midrise)
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Question 3 – What were the hazards identified? (Alternatively, please tell me how many visits identified hazards relating to cladding / building materials and fire safety equipment / escape routes). a. 2021 b. 2022
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Question 4 - How many times has the service had to take enforcement action against landlords, building owners or housing authorities over high or midrise buildings? A. 2021 b. 2022 (where possible, please give locations and break down results according to high or midrise)
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Question 5. How many of those cases have since been closed and how many have enforcement action ongoing?
Information about Enforcements can be found at the following sites:
Current NFCC https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/News/Page-2/enforcement-register/266127
Historic CFOA http://www.cfoa.org.uk/11823
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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. For further information please follow this link. Incident Data (essex-fire.gov.uk)