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.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 – Please provide a list of residential addresses in which Essex County Fire and Rescue Service visited to carry out routine inspections relating to compliance with fire safety regulations since the start of 2024.
Please provide the month of visit.
2.Alongside the above (1), please state the outcome of the visit.
Please include any concerns that were raised if non-compliance with any regulations were reported.
Further to the clarification provided by yourself on 22nd October 2024, you require the above information in relation High/low rise blocks and Houses of multiple occupation within the areas covered by Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS).
Response
Please find attached a spreadsheet which contains the information requested.
We include a document which explains the different articles and what each article relates to.
We also refer you to the Gov.uk site Fire statistics data tables - GOV.UK, FIRE1202 and 1204 cover the areas that you are interested in.
To access the data for Essex, download the required spreadsheet and choose Essex from the drop-down box.
Notes Unsatisfactory Inspections on page 2 of the spreadsheet, include 21 Enforcement Notices, details of which, can be found on the either our website Enforcement Public Register .
Houses of Multiple Occupation - Local authorities will usually take the lead in inspection and enforcement action in all houses of multiple occupation whether subject to mandatory, selective or additional licensing.
Further information can be found here: guidance-on-fire-safety-provisions-for-certain-types-of-existing-housing.pdf
We hope you find this information useful.
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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essex- fire.gov.uk).
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/.
All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.
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