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<p>The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 places requirements on Responsible
Persons to implement practical arrangements and procedures to safeguard all residents
and prevent serious and imminent danger. Most multi-occupied residential premises
will have in place an evacuation plan to provide assurance to all residents.</p><p>The
recent Fire Safety Consultation sought views on our proposals to the Inquiry’s recommendations
that require a change in the law, including on requiring the Responsible Person for
all high-rise residential buildings to draw up and share with their local Fire and
Rescue Service current evacuation plans. Following the Consultation, we are considering
the proposals in light of the responses received, and plan to implement Regulations
as soon as is practical in 2021.</p><p>It is important that we get this right and
ensure the voice of residents and those with accessibility needs and disabilities
are heard, and we will undertake a further consultation this spring on the complex
issue of personal emergency evacuation plans.</p><p>The Homelessness Reduction Act
2017, which came into force in April 2018, placed duties on local housing authorities
to take reasonable steps to try to prevent and relieve a person’s homelessness. If
a housing authority is unable to prevent an applicant from becoming homeless, they
are required to reach a decision as to whether the applicant has a priority need for
accommodation.</p><p>Any person who is made homeless by result of an emergency, such
as a fire, has a priority need for homeless assistance and would be entitled to accommodation
secured by the local authority.</p>
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