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:
1. How many fire safety audits were undertaken in the financial year:
a) 2017/18 - 1410
b) 2018/19 - 1001
c) 2019/20 - 953
2. Number of fire safety audits conducted at the following type of premises in 2019/20
Hospital - 18
School - 11
House converted to flats - 0
Purpose built flats - 48
HMO - 2
Shop - 141
Office - 7
Licensed premises - 224
Hotel - 87
Care home - 228
Factory - 25
Warehouse - 1
3. Number of fire safety audits conducted in 2019/20 at the following type of premises that identified no suitable or sufficient assessment had been undertaken - article 9 (1) of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Hospital
School
House converted to flats
Purpose built flats
HMO
Shop
Office
Licensed premises
Hotel
Care home
Factory
Warehouse
The total number of Article 9 failures for the specified period is 292. ECFRS is unable to identify which of the above failures apply specifically to sub-paragraphs of an article such as 9(1) or 9(6)(b) at this time.
4. Number of fire safety audits conducted in 2019/20 by the following type of premises that identified no record of the significant findings of the assessment-article 9 (6b) of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Hospital
School
House converted to flats
Purpose built flats
HMO
Shop
Office
Licensed premises
Hotel
Care home
Factory
Warehouse
The total number of Article 9 failures for the specified period is 292. ECFRS is unable to identify which of the above failures apply specifically to sub-paragraphs of an article such as 9(1) or 9(6)(b) at this time.
5. How many programmed fire safety audits do you calculate have not been undertaken during COVID -19 up to the date of this FOI?
All programmed fire safety audits have been undertaken to date.