Irene HAMILTON-PARKER · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 20 May 2015•Staffordshire South

Published report and response evidence

This report’s concerns and statements found in recipients’ published responses. Statements are included even where no link to an individual concern is recorded. A link shows an evidence connection; it does not assign responsibility.

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Concerns
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Recipients
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Responses found
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Stated actions
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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Easy inflammability of clothing made from man-made fabrics
    Part of recurring concern: Uncontrolled flammability risks from clothing

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

  1. Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

    Keep clothing flammability risks under review.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

    Insufficient evidence currently supports extending flammability requirements to other clothing types, so no further action is proposed at present.

    Unable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Easy inflammability of clothing made from man-made fabrics

Wider context from the report

“The Fire Investigator found that Mrs Hamilton-Parker had been wearing clothes which consisted of man-made fabrics that were easily inflammable. I write to enquire if it is possible for any steps to be taken to reduce the flammability of clothing either manufactured or imported in this country. I believe that this is not an isolated case. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Uncontrolled flammability risks from clothing.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Keep clothing flammability risks under review.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Action to reduce flammability of clothing therefore needs to be based on an assessment of the various risks. Within the UK, there are specific additional flammability requirements for certain children’s nightwear and for children’s clothing which is classified as a toy, such as fancy dress costumes. I do not believe that there is sufficient evidence to extend these requirements to other types of clothing at present and I therefore do not propose to take further action at this time. However, I thank you for raising your concerns and my officials will keep this issue under review.”

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2015-0197-Response-by-Department-for-Business-Innovation-and-Skills
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Published 20 May 2015

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Insufficient evidence currently supports extending flammability requirements to other clothing types, so no further action is proposed at present.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Action to reduce flammability of clothing therefore needs to be based on an assessment of the various risks. Within the UK, there are specific additional flammability requirements for certain children’s nightwear and for children’s clothing which is classified as a toy, such as fancy dress costumes. I do not believe that there is sufficient evidence to extend these requirements to other types of clothing at present and I therefore do not propose to take further action at this time. However, I thank you for raising your concerns and my officials will keep this issue under review.”

Source location

2015-0197-Response-by-Department-for-Business-Innovation-and-Skills
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Published 20 May 2015

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