Date of Request
27/02/2026
Request
Dear Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information covering the financial year 2024/25. Please provide the data in an Excel or Google Sheets document, if possible.
Please provide the following information for your Fire and Rescue Service area.
1. Fire door-related failures
The number of fire safety inspections carried out under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 where the outcome recorded included non-compliance specifically due to deficiencies relating to fire doors.
For the purposes of this request, a fire door-related failure should be counted where any non-compliant building had fire doors recorded as either the primary reason for non-compliance, or a contributing factor to non-compliance.
Fire door non-compliance should be understood to include (but not be limited to): inadequate fire resistance of fire doors, damaged, poorly fitting, or incorrectly installed fire doors, missing, defective, or disabled self-closing devices, missing or defective intumescent or smoke seals, inappropriate fire door specification for the location, inadequate maintenance of fire doors.
2. Reasons for fire door failures
Based on inspection records, enforcement records, or deficiency categories held, the five most frequently recorded reasons for fire door-related non-compliance during the timeframe above.
Please base this response only on existing recorded categories or descriptions used by your service, and not on new analysis or interpretation.
3.Building types affected
Based on inspection or enforcement records, the five most common building types in which fire door-related non-compliance was recorded during the timeframe above.
If building types are categorised by your service (for example, residential, care homes, commercial, educational, etc.), please use the categories already recorded.
If your service does not record inspection outcomes in a way that allows the above numbers to be provided exactly, please supply the closest equivalent figure held and briefly explain how it differs from the request.
If any part of this request exceeds the cost limit, I would be grateful if you could provide advice and assistance on how the request might be refined.
Yours faithfully,
Response
Good Morning
We thank you for your request for information, which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can confirm that the information that you have requested is not held. These specific statistics are not logged. Door deficiencies are dealt with on a case-by-case basis and are only a part of the fire safety protection measures within a premises.
If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact Information Governance on tel: 0345 122 4454 or by e-mail at informationrequests@hwfire.org.uk. In any such communication please include the reference number assigned (see Subject).
Should you have any queries regarding the management of your request and wish to make either a complaint or request a review of the information disclosed to you, please do so by using Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s complaints system: Comments and Complaints. This must be done within 40 working days of our response to your request. After this date and in line with ICO guidance the Service is not obliged to provide an internal review of your request.
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you may appeal the decision by contacting the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF, Tel: 0303 123 1113 (alternatively 01625 545745) or E-mail: casework@ico.org.uk.
Further information on Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service may be viewed at the Service’s website: www.hwfire.org.uk
Thank you for your request for information.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team