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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information relating to the fire at Old Kent Road in January 2023.
Please provide: 1. The complete LFB Control Room incident log for the incident. 2. The complete mobilisation/incident log, including all time-stamped entries. 3. The times of all 999 calls received concerning the incident. 4. Transcripts of the 999 calls, where held. 5. Any Control Room entries recording persons reported trapped, missing or remaining inside the premises. 6. Any time-stamped messages between Control and attending crews concerning persons trapped, rescue or casualties. If any information is exempt from disclosure, please identify the specific exemption relied upon and disclose the remainder of the information with appropriate redactions.
Published: 9 October 2026
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This request is for the Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) for the premises and LFB’s review of that FRA following the fire.
Please provide: 1. The Fire Risk Assessment for the premises that was obtained or held by LFB following the fire, including the FRA understood to have been obtained on or around 3 January 2023. 2. Any recorded assessment, review, scrutiny, comments or findings made by an LFB Fire Safety Officer or Specialist Fire Safety Officer concerning whether that FRA was suitable and sufficient. 3. Any record identifying the date on which the FRA was first reviewed by an LFB Fire Safety Officer or Specialist Fire Safety Officer following the fire. 4. Any record of fire-safety deficiencies identified by LFB when reviewing the FRA, including deficiencies relating to fire doors, means of escape, fire detection, compartmentation, management of the common escape route, or the storage/charging of e-bikes or lithium-ion batteries. 5. Any final record of the decision as to whether enforcement action was considered necessary following review of the FRA, including the recorded reason for taking or not taking enforcement action.
Published: 9 October 2026
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I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and, insofar as any part of the requested information falls within its scope, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. This request concerns London Fire Brigade incident, on 17 January 2026, at or serving Parker Mews / Aldwych Buildings. I am not requesting a copy of the chargeable Fire/Incident Report or Mobilisation Report. Instead, I am requesting the following specific recorded information held by London Fire Brigade concerning this incident: 1. Any recorded information stating whether LFB personnel experienced any difficulty, obstruction or delay in gaining access to the incident location, including through any gate, locked entrance, emergency-access mechanism or other access point. 2. Any recorded information concerning the operation, failure or effectiveness of an emergency-access arrangement, lock, key, gate or entry system encountered during the attendance. 3. Any recorded information identifying the appliance, equipment, electrical installation or other item believed or suspected to have been involved in the ignition or origin of the fire, insofar as this can be disclosed. 4. Any recorded information concerning electrical hazards, live electrical equipment, sockets, wiring, mains equipment or other electrical safety concerns identified during the attendance. 5. Any recorded information concerning smoke spread beyond the immediate fire location, including smoke entering or affecting adjoining residential accommodation, communal areas, ventilation systems, ducts or other parts of the premises. 6. Any recorded information concerning mechanical ventilation or extraction systems and their actual or potential role in the movement of smoke during the incident. 7. The recorded time of the initial call, mobilisation, arrival of the first LFB appliance and any recorded time at which crews gained access to the relevant area, where those individual data fields are held and can be provided without supplying the chargeable report itself. For clarity, I am requesting existing recorded information or extracts/data from records that answer the above points. I am not asking LFB to provide opinions, undertake a new investigation, determine liability, attribute blame, or create information that is not already held. If some of the requested information is exempt from disclosure, please provide the remainder and identify the exemption relied upon for each withheld part. If any part of this request is considered to duplicate information available only through LFB’s chargeable incident-report service, please treat the remaining parts separately and provide any information that is otherwise disclosable under FOIA or the EIR. I would prefer the response electronically by email.
Published: 9 October 2026
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 original report/referral giving rise to London Fire Brigade involvement and proposed fire safety audit I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("FOIA") concerning the London Fire Brigade's involvement with Cornwall Gardens, London, and in particular the information which caused or contributed to the Brigade initiating a fire safety audit of the premises. I have further been informed that the information cannot be disclosed to me outside the FOI process. I understand that a fire safety audit of the common parts of Cornwall Gardens is presently scheduled for 14 September 2026. This request is therefore directed principally at the source, content, provenance and handling of the information which caused the Brigade to become involved. ### Information requested Please provide copies of the following information held by the London Fire Brigade: 1. The original report / complaint / referral The complete original report, complaint, referral, notification, email, online submission, telephone record, case note or other communication by which the matter concerning Cornwall Gardens was first brought to the attention of the London Fire Brigade. This request includes the original document or communication in the form in which it was received, together with any attachments or accompanying material. 2. Subsequent information supplied by the reporter All documents, correspondence, emails, photographs, statements, attachments or other information subsequently supplied by the person or organisation responsible for the original report/referral. 3. The provenance of the referral Please provide the information held by LFB concerning: - the date and time on which the original report/referral was received; - the means by which it was received; - the department, team or individual who received it; - the LFB case/reference number allocated to it; - whether it was received directly from a member of the public, another public authority, a resident, a representative, a professional adviser or another organisation; - whether the source was known to LFB at the time the report was received; and - whether the source was represented to LFB as anonymous, confidential or otherwise subject to any restriction on disclosure. 4. Assessment and decision to initiate the audit Please provide copies of all records held by LFB concerning its assessment of the original report/referral and the decision to undertake an inspection, audit, investigation or other regulatory action at Cornwall Gardens. This includes, without limitation: - internal emails; - correspondence; - case-management records; - inspection/referral records; - contemporaneous notes; - risk assessments; - triage records; - officer notes; - records of telephone conversations; - meeting notes; and - communications between LFB officers concerning whether and how to investigate the allegations. 5. The substance of the allegations Please provide the information contained in the original report/referral describing the alleged fire-safety, building-safety or other regulatory concerns at Cornwall Gardens. I am specifically requesting the substance of the allegations, whether or not the identity of the person making them is considered disclosable. 6. Identity of the source If LFB holds information identifying the person who made the original report/referral, please confirm whether that information is being withheld and, if so, identify the statutory exemption relied upon. For the avoidance of doubt, I am not asking LFB to assume that the identity of the reporter is disclosable merely because I have requested it. If LFB considers that the identity constitutes third-party personal data which cannot lawfully be disclosed, then I request disclosure of the remainder of the report and associated records with only the relevant personal data redacted. 7. Communications with other authorities Please provide copies of communications relating to the original referral between LFB and any other public authority, including but not limited to: - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; - London Borough or other local authority departments; - building control; - planning or conservation officers; - any other fire-safety or regulatory authority. This request is limited to communications concerning the information which triggered or contributed to LFB's involvement. 8. Records identifying the trigger for the audit Please provide any record which identifies or describes the reason why Cornwall Gardens was selected for inspection/audit, including any risk categorisation, referral category, prioritisation or other decision-making record. ### FOIA exemptions I recognise that the FOIA contains exemptions which may, in appropriate circumstances, apply to particular information. However, if LFB considers that any information requested above is exempt, please identify the precise statutory provision relied upon for each item or category of information withheld and explain how the exemption applies. Where an exemption is qualified, please carry out and disclose the required public-interest assessment. In particular, I do not accept that the mere fact that the information may relate to a regulatory or enforcement matter provides a blanket basis for withholding the entirety of the material. If LFB considers that section 31 FOIA applies, please identify the particular subsection relied upon and explain specifically what prejudice disclosure would be likely to cause. Please also conduct the statutory public-interest balancing exercise. Likewise, if reliance is placed upon section 40 FOIA, please distinguish between the identity or other personal data of a third party and the underlying factual information contained in the complaint or referral. I request that any personal data capable of being redacted be redacted rather than the substantive document being withheld in its entirety. ### Duty to disclose non-exempt information I expressly request that LFB provide all reasonably separable non-exempt information. Where a document contains exempt material, please redact only the exempt material and disclose the remainder. If LFB considers that any part of this request is too broad or otherwise requires clarification, please contact me before refusing the request and identify precisely what clarification would enable the information to be provided. ### Preservation of records Given that the requested information concerns the basis upon which a regulatory audit is being undertaken, please ensure that all relevant records are retained pending determination of this request and any subsequent internal review or Information Commissioner's Office investigation. This includes electronic correspondence, case-management records and other electronically stored material relevant to the original referral and its subsequent handling. ### Internal review If any information is withheld, please treat this letter as also requesting a sufficiently reasoned response enabling me to understand the basis for the withholding and, where appropriate, to seek an internal review. I reserve the right to request an internal review of any refusal or partial refusal and, thereafter, to refer the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office. Finally, given that the proposed audit is scheduled for 14 September 2026, I would be grateful if you would process this request as promptly as practicable. Please provide the response and all disclosable documents electronically.
Published: 9 October 2026
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I would like to make a Freedom of Information request regarding the fire at Old Kent Road.
Please provide: • The full Bureau Veritas report relating to this fire, including all appendices, photographs and findings. • Any additional reports or scientific findings provided by Bureau Veritas to LFB concerning this fire. • The date the report was completed and provided to LFB
Published: 9 October 2026
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LFB Received a request to disclose the Fire Investigation Report for a fire at Old Kent Road.
Published: 9 October 2026
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information: The number of fires in residential flats across London that have rendered residences uninhabitable (temporarily or permanently) for the following periods: * 2016/17 * 2017/18 * 2018/19 * 2019/20 * 2020/21 * 2021/22 * 2022/23 * 2023/24 * 2024/25 * 2025/26 This information should be made available to me in electric form if possible
Published: 8 October 2026
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Reports made under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) by, or on behalf of, the London Fire Commissioner/London Fire Brigade during the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
1. Total number of RIDDOR reports Please provide the total number of RIDDOR reports made by or on behalf of the London Fire Commissioner/London Fire Brigade during the 2024 calendar year.
2. Monthly breakdown Please provide that total broken down by calendar month.
3. September 2024 For September 2024, please provide the number of RIDDOR reports made involving: - an employee or worker; - an injury arising from a fall from height; and/or - an incident occurring at an LFB workplace, fire station, training facility or other LFB premises.
4. Further non-personal information For RIDDOR reports made during September 2024, please provide, where held and capable of disclosure without identifying any individual: - the date of the reportable incident; - the date on which the RIDDOR notification was submitted; - the broad RIDDOR classification/category; and - the HSE or other enforcing-authority reference number associated with the notification, where one was generated and is capable of disclosure.
Published: 8 October 2026
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I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Scope. This request concerns officers of the command ranks of Station Commander and above (Station Commander, Group Commander, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner, or their equivalents). It does not concern Leading Firefighter, Sub Officer or Station Officer ranks. Where the Brigade's own documents use the word "officer" more broadly, please answer by reference to the command ranks identified above. I am requesting named policy documents, system information, data fields and retention information only. I am not requesting any personal data, and I am not requesting any information relating to any identified or identifiable individual. I have already reviewed Policy number 367 and Policy number 879 as published on your website, and this request does not duplicate them. Each numbered item below is a request for a single discrete document or a single point of factual information. 1. A copy of Policy number 232 - Availability of personnel, appliances and equipment, in its current version. 2. A copy of Policy number 327 - Guidance for senior managers in relation to mobilising and rota management, in its current version. 3. A copy of Policy number 439 - Covering absences of uniformed officers, in its current version. 4. A copy of the current procedure or user guidance for the Staff Attendance Recording System (StARS) in so far as it relates to the recording of officers' duty status, availability and location - including any guidance on the "roll call board" function referred to at paragraph 9.1 of Policy number 412. 5. A copy of Policy number 412 - Mobilising policy, in its current version. For the avoidance of doubt I am not requesting Appendix 4, or any information concerning senior officer mobilising thresholds or predetermined attendance levels, and I would be content to receive the policy with that appendix withheld. 6. Paragraph 2.9 of Policy number 412 states that Brigade Control "will always aim to send the closest available resource (appliances and officers)", and paragraph 9.1 requires officers to inform Brigade Control of any changes in their availability, capability (attribute) or location. Please state how the location or proximity of an officer of Station Commander rank or above is established at the point of mobilising - that is, whether it is taken from a self-declared entry in StARS, from a declaration to Brigade Control, from vehicle or device location data, or by some other means. If this is set out in any document, a copy of that document would be a sufficient answer. 7. In relation to officer cars or staff cars (as distinct from fire appliances), please state whether either of the following is recorded, and by which system: (a) satellite navigation or AVLS/GPS vehicle location data; (b) radio status data. I am asking only whether such data is recorded and in which system - not for any data itself. 8. The Brigade's published records retention schedule (Policy number 879, issue date 29 September 2015, as released under reference 8932.2) contains an entry for "IM Corporate systems - StARS, Station Diary, Incident Management System (IMS) etc." but appears to contain no entry for mobilising or command-and-control system records, for AVLS or vehicle location data, or for rostering or officer availability data. Please state: (a) the retention period applied to each of those three categories of record, and where it is documented; (b) whether Policy number 879 has been superseded or replaced since 29 September 2015, and if so please provide the current schedule; (c) whether the retention period applied to StARS data has changed in the last five years, and if so what the previous period was and when it changed. 9. Where any record described above is held by a third party or contracted supplier on the Brigade's behalf, please state that fact and identify the category of record concerned. If any of these documents are already published, a link would be a sufficient response for that item. If you consider that any single item would exceed the appropriate cost limit under section 12, please answer the remaining items and advise me how that item could be refined - I would not wish the whole request to be treated as one aggregated request where each item is a discrete named document. I look forward to your response within 20 working days.
Published: 8 October 2026
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I am writing to request information held by the London Fire Brigade in relation to the following premises: Marble Arch Apartments, 1, 3 and 11 Harrowby Street, London W1H 5PR (also recorded as W1H 5PQ) The building operated as a hotel until approximately 1999 and was then converted into self-contained residential flats in or around 1999–2002. It now comprises four linked blocks (Ash Court, Beech Court, Cedar Court and Elm Court). I am the freeholder's representative and the information is required in connection with Tribunal proceedings. Please treat this as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: 1. Any Fire Certificate issued for the premises under the Fire Precautions Act 1971 while the building was in hotel use, together with any plans, schedules or conditions attached to it; 2. Any record of consultation with the Brigade under section 15 of the Building Act 1984 in connection with the Full Plans application for the hotel-to-residential conversion, c.1999–2002, including the Brigade's response and any plans reviewed; 3. Any inspection, audit or enforcement records for the premises between 1990 and 2005; 4. Any other fire safety records held for the premises for that period. If any part of this request is unclear or you need further detail to locate the records, please contact me and I will assist. If the records are held by another body, I would be grateful if you could let me know. For completeness, the Brigade has more recently been consulted on the current building control application for the premises (your ref 01/021379/SL, Westminster ref 23/00032/OTHFP), but this request concerns the historic records described above rather than that consultation. Thank you for your help.
Published: 8 October 2026
