CASE STUDY

THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS

Field supported the UK’s leading accident prevention charity RoSPA on a campaign to make stairs safer in homes after figures showed falling on stairs claims the lives of 700 people every year.

OVERVIEW

Field used the Government’s Building Safety Bill as a vehicle to change the law on stairs. While the Bill was brought in primarily as a response to the Grenfell Tower Fire, its remit included building safety so we were able to submit an amendment to enshrine safer stairs into law.

Working with RoSPA, Field lobbied on this issue throughout the lifespan of the Bill, building a cross-party base of MPs in the Commons.

When the amendment was not passed in the Commons we switched our campaign to the Lords, briefing peers of all parties.

Our work included speech writing, briefings, messaging, and ongoing strategic counsel, as we helped RoSPA navigate the Bill.

The issue snowballed in the Lords, and amidst rising pressure, the Building Safety Minister recognised that the Government were facing a rebellion on the matter and came to the table.

OUTCOME

The Government agreed to enshrine safer stairs into law and in 2022, Field and RoSPA won the prestigious PRCA award for Best In-House Consultancy Collaboration for the Safer Stairs Campaign.