Regulation 13 Building emergency evacuation planI1
England and Wales
The responsible person in relation to a specified residential building must—
prepare an evacuation plan for that building in the event of a fire (a “building emergency evacuation plan”),
provide a copy of the building emergency evacuation plan to the local fire and rescue authority, and
where the building has a secure information box, place a copy of the building emergency evacuation plan in that box.
The building emergency evacuation plan must include—
any instructions to residents relating to the evacuation strategy for the building required under regulation 9(2)(b)(i) of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022,
confirmation as to whether or not there are relevant residents, and
information relating to any other arrangements for evacuating the building.
The responsible person must review the building emergency evacuation plan—
no later than 12 months after the date on which the plan is first prepared, and
before the end of every period of 12 months thereafter.
The responsible person must also review the building emergency evacuation plan if there is reason to believe the plan requires amending.
Where the responsible person carries out a review under paragraph (4)—
before a review is due under paragraph (3)(a), the obligation to review arising under paragraph (3)(a) does not apply, and the obligation arising under that paragraph is to be calculated from the date of the review under paragraph (4);
before a review is due under paragraph (3)(b), any further obligation arising under paragraph (3)(b) is to be calculated from the date of the review under paragraph (4).
If, as a result of a review under paragraph (3) or (4), the plan is amended, the responsible person must, as soon as reasonably practicable—
provide a copy of the amended plan to the local fire and rescue authority, and
place a copy in the secure information box, where paragraph (1)(c) applies.