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Fire What You Need to Know

Introduction

In England and Wales, the core legal framework is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the “Responsible Person” to complete and maintain a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment, implement appropriate preventive and protective measures, and keep fire safety arrangements and systems under effective management. In residential buildings with two or more domestic premises, the Fire Safety Act 2021 clarifies that the assessment must take account of the building’s structure, external walls (including cladding, balconies and windows) and flat entrance doors opening onto common parts. For multi-occupied residential buildings in England, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add specific duties—such as routine fire-door checks above 11 metres and the provision of clear fire safety information to residents.

Our role is to help you convert these duties into practical, maintainable controls: competent fire risk assessment, clear action planning and prioritisation, and structured inspection, testing and maintenance programmes aligned to recognised good practice (including relevant British Standards). We work with duty holders to evidence compliance, reduce life risk, and maintain safe, reliable buildings throughout their operational life.

Note: The above is general guidance and should be read alongside the specific legislation and official guidance applicable to your premises and jurisdiction.

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Fire safety responsibilities for owners, landlords and property managers 
If you own, occupy or manage premises, you may be the Responsible Person (or have duties through control of the building). Your legal obligations are primarily set out under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England & Wales) and associated guidance, which require you to assess fire risk, implement appropriate controls and maintain them over time.
In practice, this means you must:

  • Complete and regularly review a suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) and keep a written record.

  • Implement and maintain “general fire precautions” appropriate to the building and occupancy, including means of escape, fire detection/alarm, emergency lighting, firefighting equipment, signage, and effective fire safety management arrangements.

  • Inspect, test and maintain fire safety systems and ensure defects are recorded, prioritised and closed out with an auditable trail.

  • Provide information, instruction and training (and co-operate/coordinate where buildings are multi-occupied or multi-let).

For blocks of flats and other multi-occupied residential buildings, the scope of the FRA must also consider the structure and external walls (including cladding, balconies and windows) and flat entrance doors to common parts (Fire Safety Act 2021). In England, additional duties apply under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, including resident information requirements and fire door check expectations (notably for buildings over 11 metres).
We align assessments, inspection regimes and compliance evidence to recognised good practice, including relevant British Standards (not legislation, but widely used as benchmarks for competency and system performance): PAS 79-1 (non-housing FRAs), BS 9792 (housing FRAs), BS 9999 / BS 9991 (building fire safety management/design guidance), BS 5839-1 (fire alarms), BS 5266-1 (emergency lighting), BS 5306-3 (extinguishers) and BS 8214 (timber fire doors).

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