Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee
The Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning (FREP) Committee reviews the London Fire Commissioner's priorities and objectives and/or makes recommendations. Its work includes:
- Any actions and decisions of the Mayor and/or Deputy Mayor for Fire in relation to the GLA’s fire duties and responsibilities;
- Any actions and decisions of the London Fire Commissioner;
- Any actions and decisions of an officer of the London Fire Commissioner;
- Any other matters which the Assembly considers to be of importance to fire and rescue in Greater London.
The Committee monitors decisions made by the London Fire Commissioner and the Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience and uses the London Fire Brigade quarterly performance reports to inform its scrutiny work.
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- Published a report on London's resilience - March 2024
- Wrote to the National Fire Chiefs Council on the progress made by the LFB following the Independent Culture Review - January 2024
- Wrote to the Government raising serious concerns over the regulation of e-scooters and e-bikes - September 2023
- Wrote to the London Fire Brigade on the availability of fire appliances and fireboats - August 2023
- Wrote to the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire calling on enhanced level DBS checks for all fire and rescue services - June 2023
- Responded to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ consultation - March 2023
- Grenfell Tower: Fire brigade boss reveals he sees new developments in London 'every day' that put Londoners' lives at risk - MyLondon, June 2022
- Firefighters to use new powers to clamp down on unsafe buildings in the capital five years since Grenfell - MyLondon, May 2022
- London flooding: Fire brigade received record number of calls - BBC, October 2021
- London Underground staff 'lacked PPE' to deal with poo-ridden floods - MyLondon, October 2021
- More than 900 buildings in London on simultaneous evacuation orders due to fire risk - Evening Standard, July 2021
If you have a media enquiry relating to the Committee please contact:
External Communications Officer: Anthony Smyth, [email protected]
If you have a general query about this Committee and its work please contact:
Scrutiny Manager: Philippa Goffe, [email protected]
Committee Officer: Diane Richards, [email protected]
To speak to the Mayor's Office about emergency planning issues please call 020 7983 4000. You can also visit the Fire and Resilience section of this site for more info.
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Committee meetings
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