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The government made a secret political decision that it would be too expensive and impractical to ensure that disabled people can safely evacuate from high-rise blocks of flats in emergencies, the high court has concluded. A minister decided not to make […]
The Home Office is continuing to insist that creating plans for disabled people to evacuate high-rise blocks of flats is unsafe and too expensive, even though a London council has put scores of such plans into effect. Fire minister Lord [Stephen] […]
The government has agreed that its new building safety regulator will carry out an assessment of how disabled people can safely evacuate from high-rise buildings. The proposal was included in the government’s new building safety bill as it finished its progress […]
Disabled campaigners say they are “horrified” and “sickened” by the government’s “unconscionable” refusal to ensure that disabled people living in high-rise buildings have the right to a personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP). Fire minister Lord [Stephen] Greenhalgh told fellow peers on […]
A disabled woman who made a “miraculous” escape from the top floor of Grenfell Tower has told a parliamentary meeting that her husband would still be alive today if there had been an evacuation plan in place for her. Flora Neda […]
A minister has been told that his government’s “absurd” plans to protect disabled residents who would need assistance if they had to evacuate from high-rise blocks of flats are “dangerously misplaced”. A parliamentary meeting heard this week that the “arbitrary” proposals […]
Disabled campaigners have raised fears that the government is attempting to delay introducing measures that could help solve the accessible housing crisis. Members of Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) raised the concerns after seeing a letter written by a […]