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FOI 2506 Prohibition Orders & Criminal Prosecutions Residential Blocks

Posted: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:23

Published date: 12/11/2024

The request:

1. How many prohibition orders have been issued in the past 4 years to residential blocks?
2. How many criminal prosecutions have been brought against those freeholders where there was a prohibition order and why?

Our response:

How many prohibition orders have been issued in the past 4 years to residential blocks?

Residential premises in receipt of a Prohibition Notice between 01/01/2020 and 31/10/2024:

2020 = 3

2021 = 5

2022 = 8

2023 = 11

2024 = 15

2. How many criminal prosecutions have been brought against those freeholders where there was a prohibition order and why?

Between 2020-2024 there have been 3 prosecutions in residential premises.

Reason was a failure to comply with Articles 8 to 22 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005

Tags: Fire Protection and Community Safety Activity, Performance Statistics and Incidents