§ Lord Howie of Troonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many fire safety inspections have been carried out by fire authorities of premises falling within Section 9A of the Fire Precautions Act 1971; and how many improvement notices under Section 9D of the Act were served by fire authorities on such premises bewteen 1 April 1989 and 31 December 1997. [HL4831]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonThe fugures for inspections carried out by fire authorities of premises falling within Section 9A of the Fire Precautions Act172WA 1971 are set out in the table below. No central record is kept of the number of improvement notices served under Section 9D.
Fire safety inspections of premises subject to Section 9A of the Fire Precautions Act 1971. Inspections by fire safety officers in England and Wales Year Total number of inspections 1/1/1989 to 31/12/1989 Data no longer available 1/1/1990 to 31/12/1990 122,966 1/1/1991 to 31/12/1991 103,203 1/1/1992 to 31/12/1992 83,647 1/1/1993 to 31/3/19941 85,161 1/4/1994 to 31/3/1995 95,949 1/4/1995 to 31/3/1996 84,609 1/4/1996 to 31/3/1997 78,943 1/4/1997 to 31/3/19982 78,022 1/4/1998 to 31/3/1999 81,290 1/4/1999 to 31/3/2000 77,500 1 Period covers 15 months due to change in reporting year. 2 Figures from 1/12/1997 include inspections under the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997, which replaced Section 9A from that date.