SCHEDULE 1Golden thread information

Evacuation

7.—(1) Where an evacuation strategy has been produced in relation to a building—

(a)the evacuation strategy and evacuation information for the part of the higher-risk building for which the AP is responsible; and

(b)only where the AP is also the PAP for the higher-risk building, the evacuation strategy and evacuation information for the higher-risk building as a whole.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

evacuation information” means information for a person in a higher-risk building about the steps to take to prevent and mitigate risks to themselves and other persons in relation to the spread of fire or structural failure in any part of that building which includes—

(a)

a description of the procedures to be followed and steps to be taken by persons in the building,

(b)

a description of when and in what circumstances a person should evacuate the building, and

(c)

information about any fire safety management measure that may assist a person to evacuate the building;

evacuation strategy” has the same meaning as in regulation 9 of the Fire Safety Regulations(1).

(1)

For an explanation of “evacuation strategy” see paragraph “What we have done” in the “Fact sheet: information to residents (regulation 9)” at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022/fact-sheet-information-to-residents-regulation-9.