TfL and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
Request ID: FOI-1802-1819
Date published: 05 November 2018
You asked
Follow on from FOI- 1036-1819
Thank you for this response. You might like to compare it with the forthcoming response from the London Fire Commissioner about communications between LFEPA/Fire Commissioner and TfL about safety at Kennington Station, not all of which gave rise to meetings:
Date Job Type
03/02/2016 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
15/03/2016 Fire Safety Audit
18/04/2016 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
03/05/2016 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
01/09/2016 Fire Safety Audit
13/09/2016 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
13/02/2017 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
24/04/2017 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
26/07/2017 Fire Safety Audit
05/07/2017 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
02/11/2017 Fire Safety Audit
07/03/2018 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
16/04/2018 Goodwill Advice - Architects
15/05/2018 Fire Safety Audit
21/05/2018 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
11/06/2018 Goodwill Advice -General Public
27/07/2018 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
27/07/2018 Article 29 Proposed Alterations
01/08/2018 Goodwill Advice - Architects
01/08/2018 Goodwill Advice - Architects
In the circumstances I now ask
• whether notices under Article 29 and /or Article 30 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 have been served on TfL in relation to Kennington Underground Station ("the Station"), and if so in what terms
• the terms of those Fire Safety Audits conducted in relation to the Station which were the subject of discussions with the Fire Commissioner and predecessors, as identified by the Fire Commissioner FoI response, Tfl's responses to those Audits and the outcomes
• what alterations have been proposed having regard to Article 29 in relation to the Station, when first proposed, and whether implemented.
We answered
TfL Ref: 1802-1819
Thank you for your email received by us on 8 October 2018 asking for information about safety at Kennington Station in relation to changes to the station layout.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You asked:
whether notices under Article 29 and /or Article 30 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 have been served on TfL in relation to Kennington Underground Station ("the Station"), and if so in what terms
the terms of those Fire Safety Audits conducted in relation to the Station which were the subject of discussions with the Fire Commissioner and predecessors, as identified by the Fire Commissioner FoI response, Tfl's responses to those Audits and the outcomes
what alterations have been proposed having regard to Article 29 in relation to the Station, when first proposed, and whether implemented
I can advise that when we propose changes to a station layout, we have to submit an S1088, an Application for Change to Fire Precautions, to the London Underground Ltd Fire Safety Unit (FSU) who then advise the London Fire Brigade (LFB) of the proposed change. The LFB then record and accept our changes with an alterations notice.
The Article 29 Proposed Alterations are detailed in the table referenced in your request. The Fire Safety Audits you mention are the regular audits undertaken by the London Fire Brigade. The Goodwill advice we have no knowledge of.
The changes which have been recorded by the Fire Safety Unit since January 2016 are listed below:
• Approval 027 – Change of use of room 1/011 to office.
• Change Notice 9653 – Lift No 1 Motor Renewal.
• Approval 028 – Relocation of Public Help Points.
• Approval 029 – Construction of new cross passages and the temporary hoardings for the works.
• Change Notice 10167 – Temporary installation of pipework for concrete pouring.
• Approval 030 – Changes to the temporary hoardings following new cross passage completion.
We have not received any notices from the London Fire Brigade since January 2018.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely
Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London
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