Petitioner: Rachel Gibson on behalf of tenants Cartcraigs Road, G431AA
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
08 May 2019
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to to review the current ‘stay-put’ policy as it applies to the fire strategy for existing multi-storey residential buildings
Summary:
30 May 2019: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, COSLA, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the National Fire Chiefs Council. Link to the Official Report of 30 May 2019
21 November 2019: The Committee agreed to refer the petition to the Local Government and Communities Committee under Rule 15.6.2 of Standing Orders. Link to Official Report of Meeting 21 November 2019
4 March 2020: The Committee (Local Government and Communities Committee) agreed to write to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on issues raised in the petition and to close the petition. Link to Official Report of Meeting 4 March 2020
Written Submissions:
1. Do you agree that it should it be a policy rule that tenants in high-rise flats are told immediately when a fire is spreading in their building so that they do not ‘stay put’ in ignorance?
2. Would you stay in your flat in a high-rise building if you knew that fire was spreading from one of the other flats, even if this was several floors away from your flat?