- Enforced by
- BSR, Fire and Rescue Authority
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 10 of 40 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 30 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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What it requires
Regulations 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.
- Install and maintain a secure information box for fire servicesLandlord
- Install and maintain a secure information box for high‑rise residential buildingsLandlord
- Provide and maintain a secure fire information boxLandlord
Unlimited fine
- Document the design and materials of high-rise external wallsResponsible Person
- Keep an up‑to‑date record of external wall design and fire riskLandlord
- Keep a record of external‑wall design and risk for high‑rise residential blocksLandlord
- Keep records of external wall design and fire‑risk mitigationLandlord
- Prepare and keep a record of external wall design and riskAny Person
- Record design and materials of high-rise building external wallsResponsible Person
- Record design and risk of external walls for high‑rise residential blocksLandlord
Unlimited fine
- Prepare and keep fire‑safety floor and building plans up to dateLandlord
- Prepare and keep up‑to‑date floor and building plansOccupier
- Prepare and keep up‑to‑date floor and building plans for high‑rise residential blocksLandlord
- Prepare and maintain fire‑safety floor and building plans for high‑rise residential blocksLandlord
- Prepare and share floor plans and building plans for high-rise buildingsResponsible Person
- Carry out monthly checks and report faults for fire‑service lifts and fire‑fighting equipmentLandlord
- Carry out monthly checks of fire‑service lifts and equipment and report faultsLandlord
- Carry out monthly lift and fire‑equipment checks and report faultsLandlord
- Check fire-fighting equipment and lifts monthly in high-rise buildingsResponsible Person
- Check, maintain and report lifts and fire‑fighting equipment monthlyOccupier
- Maintain, inspect and report lifts and fire‑fighting equipmentLandlord
- Manage monthly checks and reporting for lifts and fire‑fighting equipmentLandlord
Unlimited fine
- Install clear wayfinding signage in high-rise residential buildingsResponsible Person
- Provide clear floor and domestic‑premise signage in high‑rise homesLandlord
- Provide clear floor and domestic signage in high‑rise residential buildingsLandlord
- Provide clear floor and flat signage in high‑rise blocksLandlord
- Provide clear floor and premise wayfinding signageOccupier
- Provide clear wayfinding signage on each floorLandlord
Unlimited fine
- Display and give fire safety instructions to building residentsLandlord
- Display fire safety instructions and give copies to residentsOccupier
- Provide and update fire safety instructions for residentsLandlord
- Provide fire safety information to residentsLandlord
Unlimited fine
- Inform residents and carry out regular fire‑door checksEmployer
- Manage fire‑door safety and resident informationLandlord
- Provide fire‑door information to residents and carry out regular fire‑door checksLandlord
- Provide fire door safety information to residents and perform periodic checksResponsible Person
Unlimited fine
- Provide fire‑safety documents for high‑rise residential buildingsOccupier
- Provide fire safety documents to the local fire authorityAny Person
- Send wall and floor plan documents to your local fire serviceResponsible Person
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must review and report on Fire Safety RegulationsCrown / Minister / Government department
3 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 …
Building compliance quick check
Fast compliance verification for experienced property managers. Checklist format covering electrical, gas, water, HVAC, lifts, and energy performance requirements.
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 …
Create fire safety communications for residents
How to meet your legal duty to provide fire safety information to residents under Regulation 9 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations …
External wall fire safety assessment - what you need to know
Your legal duties for assessing external wall fire safety in multi-occupied residential buildings. Covers Fire Safety Act 2021 requirements, when EWS1 surveys …
Fire door inspections and building safety duties
Your legal duties for fire door inspections and building safety under the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. …
Fire safety duties for landlords of residential properties
Your legal duties as a landlord to protect tenants from fire. Covers smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, HMO fire safety requirements, fire …
Fire safety guide for residential building managers
A practical guide for day-to-day building managers on fire safety duties in residential buildings. Covers your role as a building manager, routine …
Fire safety requirements for high-rise residential buildings
Your legal duties under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 if you manage a high-rise residential building (18 metres or higher, or …
Maintain fire safety equipment
How to maintain fire extinguishers, fire alarms, emergency lighting, and fire doors to comply with the law. Includes testing schedules, servicing requirements, …
Provide building information to your Fire and Rescue Service
How to meet your legal duty to provide building information to your Fire and Rescue Service if you are responsible for a …
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Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.