FOI / 3789 / 2018 - Fire safety

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

Please see below the answers to your request and on the accompanying documents. Initial request:

How many fire safety officers have you employed for each of the last five years?

How much has this cost the authority in each of the last five years?

How many fire safety audits have you completed over each of the last five years?

Of these how many resulted in improvement and enforcement notices?

Can you narrow those numbers down to properties over four stories or 18m or more (if possible within cost limits, else please ignore)?

If possible within the cost limits, can you tell me how many buildings have been identified with ACM cladding similar to that used on the Grenfell Tower? How many of them were audited in the last year and how many received improvement or enforcement notices?

Final response:

How many fire safety officers have you employed for each of the last five years?

Fire safety officers

2011/12 9

2012/13 11

2013/14 11

2014/15 13

2015/16 17

2016/17 18

How much has this cost the authority in each of the last five years?

Please see attached excel spreadsheet

How many fire safety audits have you completed over each of the last five years?

Please see attached excel spreadsheet.

Of these how many resulted in improvement and enforcement notices?

Please see attached excel spreadsheet.

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