Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

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The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidates and modernises fire safety law by placing a duty on those responsible for non-domestic premises to assess and manage fire risks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom legislation ⓘ
fire safety legislation ⓘ
statutory instrument ⓘ
aimsTo consolidate fire safety law ⓘ
modernise fire safety regulation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fire Safety Order 2005 ⓘ
RRFSO 2005 ⓘ
appliesTo common parts of blocks of flats ⓘ
employers ⓘ
landlords ⓘ
non-domestic premises ⓘ
occupiers with control over premises ⓘ
owners of premises ⓘ
workplaces ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo single private dwelling ⓘ
enforcedBy fire and rescue authorities ⓘ
other specified enforcing authorities ⓘ
focusesOn prevention of fire ⓘ
protection of life ⓘ
risk-based approach to fire safety ⓘ
imposesDutyOn responsible person ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
keyConcept responsible person ⓘ
legalBasisFor fire safety duties in most non-domestic premises in England and Wales ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
madeUnder Regulatory Reform Act 2001 ⓘ
partOf United Kingdom fire safety regulatory framework ⓘ
primarySubject fire risk assessment ⓘ
fire safety ⓘ
providesFor enforcement notices ⓘ
inspection of premises by enforcing authorities ⓘ
offences and penalties for non-compliance ⓘ
prohibition notices ⓘ
replaces Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 ⓘ
Fire Precautions Act 1971 ⓘ
most previous workplace fire safety legislation in England and Wales ⓘ
requires cooperation and coordination between responsible persons ⓘ
implementation of appropriate fire safety measures ⓘ
keeping of fire safety arrangements under review ⓘ
maintenance of fire precautions ⓘ
provision of information and training to employees ⓘ
suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment ⓘ
shortTitle Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ⓘ

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UK fire and rescue services → governedBy → Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ⓘ
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service → follows → Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ⓘ
Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 → relatedTo → Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ⓘ
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 → shortTitle → Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ⓘ
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 → alsoKnownAs → Fire Safety Order 2005 ⓘ
linked to: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 → replaces → Fire Precautions Act 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 → relatedTo → Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ⓘ