Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEP)
On the Monday 6 April 2026, The Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 will go live. Their aim is to improve the fire safety and evacuation of residents in specified residential buildings in England who would have difficulties evacuating a building by themselves in the event of a fire referred to as relevant residents. This may be due to a physical mobility issue, some other disability such as having a sight or hearing impairment, or a cognitive condition. This applies to all buildings over 18metres in height and buildings over 11metres with a simultaneous evacuation strategy. The Regulations also mandate building emergency evacuation plans in these buildings.
What this means for you
There are several requirements of the Responsible Persons (RP’s) of these buildings to engage with and support ‘relevant residents.’ Those requirements are detailed in the link on this page to the government website.
ßÙßÇÂþ» Fire and Rescue Service’s (SFRS) Protection Team are here to support RP’s to ensure that they are compliant with this new legislation.
The link below will take you to a form that will enable you to share with SFRS details of Relevant Residents that will support any operational response if needed. Please be reminded that in all cases, it is the responsibility of the RP to ensure that any person can effectively evacuate from the building.
SFRS only require the information detailed below to be entered into the and stored in the Premises/Secure Information Box on site. SFRS do not require full Person Centred Fire Risk Assessments to be sent to us or stored on site – this is for you and your residents ownership.
Questions you will be asked
- Have you obtained the relevant resident's consent
- Resident address
- Reason for notification
- PEEP assessment date
- Number of people with PEEPs in the property
- Responsible Persons details
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