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Enforced by: Fire and Rescue Authority
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Responsible Person7

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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.

Part 1

Introductory

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Meaning of “specified residential building”

s.004 Meaning of “relevant resident”

Part 2

Residential personal emergency evacuation plans

6 of 8 sections shown

s.005 Identification of relevant residents Regulated

Identify relevant residents in your buildingResponsible Person

s.006 Person-centred fire risk assessment Regulated

Offer and carry out person-centred fire risk assessments for relevant residentsResponsible Person

s.007 Mitigation of risks Regulated

Implement fire-safety mitigating measures after resident risk assessmentResponsible Person

s.008 Emergency evacuation statement Regulated

Agree fire evacuation approach with each relevant resident and record itResponsible Person

s.009 Review by the responsible person Regulated

Review person-centred fire risk assessments and evacuation statements annuallyResponsible Person

s.010 Provision of information to local fire and rescue authority Regulated

Provide resident evacuation details to fire and rescue authorityResponsible Person

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.011 Relevant resident’s representative

s.012 Data protection

Part 3

Building emergency evacuation plan

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s.013 Building emergency evacuation plan Regulated

Prepare, review and share building emergency evacuation planResponsible Person

Part 4

Amendment of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

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1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.014 Amendment of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

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 …

High-rise fire safety compliance checklist

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Fire safety compliance for building owners

A comprehensive learning path for building owners on post-Grenfell fire safety duties. Covers identifying the responsible person, fire risk assessments, external wall …

2 more guides that reference this instrument

Give residents their fire safety instructions Meet the fire safety duties for a high-rise residential building

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