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 Democrat — North 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 NorrisThe 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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