UK Government rejects Grenfell Inquiry recommendations on evacuation of buildings as ‘not proportionate’

[CRG]

Inside Housing

Government rejects Grenfell Inquiry recommendations on evacuation of buildings as ‘not proportionate’.

News18.05.2211:30 AM GMTby Peter Apps

The government has announced it will not implement critical recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry which called for legal obligations to plan for the evacuation of high-rise buildings and disabled residents in the event of a serious fire.

In a consultation document published today, the Home Office said it does not believe it is “proportionate” to follow the recommendations and will continue to place its faith in ‘stay put’ advice in most buildings.

Instead, it is launching a new consultation on sharing the location of disabled residents with fire services, but will only apply this to buildings known to have serious fire safety issues.

The decision represents a major break from the recommendations of the first phase of the Grenfell Inquiry, which had said all building owners should be required by law develop a ‘plan B’ in case it becomes necessary to implement an evacuation.

More at link: https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/new...ation-of-buildings-as-not-proportionate-75664

 

[Andy]

Outrage as ministers reject post-Grenfell safety plans for disabled people

"Ministers have rejected a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower public inquiry that all disabled tenants should be given a personal evacuation plan in the event of a fire, sparking anger from survivors and disability campaigners.

Fifteen of the 37 disabled residents perished in the 2017 fire and Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the chairman of the inquiry, recommended in October 2019 that the “owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to prepare personal emergency evacuation plans [Peeps] for all residents whose ability to self-evacuate may be compromised (such as persons with reduced mobility or cognition)”.

But the Home Office said it has decided it is not proportionate or practical to introduce the plan, citing problems such as the costs to landlords. It said good relations between disabled and non-disabled residents could be put at risk if the latter had to shoulder costs associated with the evacuation plans such as buying evacuation chairs, or modifying buildings."

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ost-grenfell-safety-plans-for-disabled-people

 

[Wonko]

So, HMG thinks that many people would actively object to people in their blocks of flats not being burnt to death?

Who of course, after being burnt to death, will continue paying rent, so as not to cost landlords any money.

I would have thought incinerated tenants would be considered a 'bad' thing by all involved, but it seems not.

IMO HMGs excuses are idiotic lunacy that clearly shows their opinion of the worth of voters.

 

[rvallee]

It said good relations between disabled and non-disabled residents could be put at risk if the latter had to shoulder costs associated with the evacuation plans such as buying evacuation chairs, or modifying buildings.

Shades of "healthy people don't want to wear masks so disabled people will have to be ostracized because the healthy people want to paaaartay".