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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Neha Gohil Community affairs correspondent

Evacuation plans for vulnerable in London are ‘dangerous postcode lottery’

A double-decker bus and cars drive past newly built residential tower blocks
Tower blocks in Lewisham, which was one of five councils the data showed had not issued any personalised emergency evacuation plans since 2017. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

Firefighter, disability and Grenfell groups have criticised the existence of a “dangerous postcode lottery” as data revealed an “inconsistent rollout” of emergency evacuation plans for vulnerable people across London.

The Guardian submitted freedom of information requests to all London councils on how many personalised emergency evacuation plans (Peeps) had been issued to local people since 2017. Of the 33 London councils, 29 responded to the request.

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