The Government has published a Guide to the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 which require landlords of relevant residential properties to prepare Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) for residents who may not be able to evacuate safely in case of fire without assistance.

The Regulations require that a Responsible Person designated by the landlord:

1 Identifies residents to whom the Regulations apply: those for whom the specified building is their only or principal residence, and whose ability to evacuate without assistance in the event of a fire is compromised as a result of their impairment or condition.

2 Prepares for each such resident a person-centred fire risk assessment – typically centred on a conversation between the RP and the resident – to understand their particular risks and identify how their fire safety and evacuation can be enhanced.

3 Prepares an emergency evacuation statement setting out what the resident should do in the event of a fire (if agreed between the RP and the resident).

4 Supplies the Fire and Rescue Authority with information on the location and indicative level of assistance needed by residents who have engaged with the Residential PEEPs process, to inform Fire and Rescue Services’ operational response in an emergency where necessary, and in the rare case that they need to support these residents’ evacuation (where the resident has explicitly consented to the sharing of that information) and also where the Fire and Rescue Authority initiate the evacuation of the building.

5 Periodically reviews this information to ensure it is kept up to date.