Fire Safety Law
The Government announced on 12 January 2006 that it is giving more time to businesses and enforcers to adequately familiarise themselves with the new regime and to coincide its timing as closely as possible with the reform of fire safety laws in Scotland. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has put back the coming into force of the new fire safety law to allow this to happen.
There will be a series of guides available to assist those preparing fire risk assessments before the law comes into force.
The new date announced is 1st October 2006.
The new law will:
- Emphasise preventing fires and reducing risk
- Make it your responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone who uses your premises and in the immediate vicinity
- Do away with the need for fire certificates
- How will you know if you will be affected by the law change?
- Are you responsible for business premises?
- Are you an employer?
- Self-employed with business premises?
- A charity or voluntary organisation?
- A contractor with a degree of control over any premises?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions then you will need to act when the law is introduced. A set of guidance notes will be available to help you comply with the new law. You can find further information on the current law, progress of the reforms, and planned guidance materials below. To access the information please click the links below the titles.
- Current fire safety law
Background and documents relating to the current fire safety regulations. These pieces of legislation will be revoked when the new law is introduced.
- Changes to fire safety law
Information and updates relating to the proposed changes to fire safety law as set out in the Regulatory Reform Order (RRO).
- About the guides
Information on the set of guidance notes which will be available to help you comply with the new law.
- Frequently asked questions
Your questions answered about the reform of fire safety regulations.
- Contact details
The Fire Safety Reform Team based within the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
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