Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documentation must be issued by the Fire Brigade when instituting a waking watch at an impacted cladding building.

The decision to institute a Waking Watch is made by the Responsible Person for the building. The Fire and Rescue Service enforces as necessary against the requirements of the Fire Safety Order.

Sector-led guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Association, termed the Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance (SEG), is available to assist Responsible Persons, at: Simultaneous_Evacuation_Guidance_october_2020.pdf (nationalfirechiefs.org.uk)