FOI Request 2146

Subject: Emergency Lighting Violations Data

Status: Complete

Date received: April 2025

Question Asked:

I’m writing to request data under the Freedom of Information Act regarding the enforcement of emergency lighting regulations across UK organisations for the last 3 years between the period of April 2022 to March 2025.

Specifically, I would like to request the following information:

1. The number of public sector organisations and private businesses found to be in violation of emergency lighting requirements, under the Building Regulations and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Please provide details of the nature of the violations.

2. The number of statutory notices, fines, or prosecutions issued for non-compliance with emergency lighting regulations, with details of:

   - Whether the entity was a public sector organisation or private business.

   - The industry sector (e.g., healthcare, hospitality, education, retail) of the organisation.

3. The monetary value of fine issued for emergency lighting-related breaches for each organisation or business.

Our Response:

Please see our response below to your Freedom of Information Request

foi_2146_information.pdf

Please note: We don’t record industry sector as such but have put in the supplementary line number for the premises (premises type) and listed the town where the premises is. All of these premises have been marked as deficient for Article 14 (2)(h) of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, relating to emergency lighting provision.

I have removed the column relating to fines as our legislation does not grant us the power to issue fines for breaches of the FSO.

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO