Essex County Fire & Rescue Service

Transparency Overview

Select Category

Search Site

FOI / 4009 / 2019 - Fire safety in care homes

 

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.

Please see below the answer to your request.

Initial Request:

I am doing some research into fire safety in care homes. Please can you answer the following for the years 2018 and 2019 so far:

• How many compliance checks did the fire service carry out in care homes?

• How many of those resulted in no action being taken?

• How many of those resulted in written confirmation of work which may be required?

• How many of those resulted in action plans being issued?

• How many of those resulted in enforcement notices being issued?

• How many of those resulted in prohibition notices being issued?

• How many care homes had sprinklers fitted?

Please can you give the figures separately for 2018 and 2019? 

Final Response:

·        How many compliance checks did the fire service carry out in care homes?

 

2018 - 295 2019 - 194 (this figure is correct up to 29/08/19)

 

·        How many of those resulted in no action being taken?

 

2018 - 133 2019 - 62 (this figure is correct up to 29/08/19)

 

·        How many of those resulted in written confirmation of work which may be required?

 

2018 - 66 2019 - 63 (this figure is correct up to 29/08/19)

 

How many of those resulted in action plans being issued?

 

2018 - 0 2019 - 0 (this figure is correct up to 29/08/19)

 

·        How many of those resulted in enforcement notices being issued?

 

2018 - 0 2019 - 0 (this figure is correct up to 29/08/19)

 

·        How many of those resulted in prohibition notices being issued?

 

2018 - 0 2019 - 0 (this figure is correct up to 29/08/19)

 

·        How many care homes had sprinklers fitted?

 

2018/2019 - 12 (this figure is correct up to 29/08/19)

Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on the Essex County Fire & Rescue Service website. The website address is 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.

Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire & Rescue Service.