Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 39746

Housing: Emergency Services

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that landlords cannot lawfully obstruct emergency vehicle access to residential properties.

Answer

Alex Norris
The Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 makes clear that it is an offence to obstruct or hinder certain emergency workers from responding to present or imminent emergency circumstances. As a matter of public safety, property owners and managers shoul...

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