Dear

TfL Ref: FOI-2941-1718

Thank you for your email received by us on 15 January 2018 asking for information about the legislation on fire evacuation.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked:

“Please can you provide me the official actual legislation that states what is required of station staff in regards to familiarisation and fire evacuation. I believe it needs to be renewed every 6 months?”

The information you asked for is available on our website using the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/15114/subsurfacerailsafety.pdf

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some 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

Paulina Tuffour
FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London