- Enforced by
- Fire and Rescue Authority
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
What it defines
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
4 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Fire safety for Resident Management Companies
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New higher-risk building development compliance
Learning path for developers undertaking their first higher-risk building project under the Building Safety Act 2022. Covers the gateway process, golden thread …
Fire safety for new business premises
Complete introduction to fire safety law and compliance for new business premises. Learn who is responsible, how to conduct a fire risk …
Open a shop
Start a retail business and open your first shop
Fire safety for multi-occupied residential buildings
Complete guide to fire safety duties for responsible persons in multi-occupied residential buildings, covering the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety …
Respond to fire service enforcement
What to do when you receive a fire safety enforcement notice, prohibition notice, or alterations notice from the fire and rescue service.
Assess the fire risk of your building's external walls
If your building has two or more flats, your fire risk assessment must cover the structure and external walls, including cladding, balconies, …
Check the fire doors in a block of flats
If your block of flats in England has a top storey above 11 metres, you must check communal fire doors every 3 …
Fire safety duties for landlords of residential properties
A landlord's fire safety duties depend on the property. Single lets need smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and fire-safe furniture, HMOs need …
How to conduct a fire risk assessment
If you are responsible for business premises in England or Wales, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires a suitable and …
Identify the responsible person for fire safety in your building
The responsible person for fire safety is the employer who controls a workplace, otherwise the person who controls the premises for a …
Meet the fire safety duties for a high-rise residential building
If you are responsible for a block of flats in England at least 18 metres high or with seven or more storeys, …
3 more guides that reference this instrument
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.