{"id":298766,"date":"2025-07-28T15:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/298766\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:15:16","slug":"inside-housing-home-council-to-launch-review-into-traumatising-bristol-tower-evacuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/298766\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Housing – Home – Council to launch review into \u2018traumatising\u2019 Bristol tower evacuation"},"content":{"rendered":"

News<\/a>28.07.25by\u00a0Ella Jessel<\/p>\n

Bristol City Council is launching an inquiry into its evacuation of hundreds of people from a tower block in 2023, following strong criticism from residents and campaigners.<\/p>\n

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More than 250 residents of Barton House were evacuated on 14 November 2023 (picture: Bristol City Council)<\/p>\n

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\"Twitter\/XBristol City Council is launching an inquiry into its evacuation of hundreds of people from a tower block in 2023, following strong criticism from residents and campaigners #UKHousing <\/p>\n

In an update to the council\u2019s housing policy committee, Barry Parsons, chair of the committee, confirmed that a firm had been appointed to look into the evacuation of the high rise in Barton Hill.<\/p>\n

On 14 November 2023, more than 250 residents of Barton House<\/a> on the edge of the city centre were evacuated after being told their building was at risk of collapse.<\/p>\n

Families spent the winter living in hotels until the council moved them back into the building following repair works.<\/p>\n

It later emerged that the council had been told<\/a>\u00a0about structural issues at Barton House in a surveyor\u2019s report 15 months before the tower block was evacuated.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, a report <\/a>published by Medact Bristol, a campaign group of healthcare professionals, and tenant union Acorn found residents have reported lasting mental and physical health impacts resulting from the evacuation.<\/p>\n

Residents were placed in \u201cdisused, unclean and overcrowded hotel rooms\u201d, the report found. Many families were forced to share a double bed between three people, with others sleeping in makeshift camp beds or on the floor.<\/p>\n

Medact, which based its report on interviews conducted in November 2024 with nine households, said \u201cit has become abundantly clear that the evacuation was a mass-traumatising event\u201d.<\/p>\n

The scope of the review has not yet been revealed, but Mr Parsons said the council wanted to ensure the investigation was \u201ctransparent and driven by residents\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will have the ability to request documents for whatever\u2019s in scope of the investigation. It\u2019s really important that they have that freedom,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The council said further details on the review, including the name of the consultant carrying it out, would be revealed when the contract was signed.<\/p>\n

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