An Act to make provision about the application of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 where a building contains two or more sets of domestic premises; and to confer power to amend that order in future for the purposes of changing the premises to which it applies.
those responsible for the fire safety of a building will be required to share information about its external walls with the local fire and rescue service
building owners or managers will have to inspect flat entrance doors annually and lifts monthly, notifying the local fire and rescue service if there are any faults with the lifts
residents of buildings with two or more flats will need to have access to evacuation and fire safety instructions provided by the building owner or manager
a public register of fire risk assessments will be established
future changes to be made to identify which premises are covered by the Fire Safety Order, without further primary legislation.[3]
Reception
The act was criticised by the shadow fire minister and Labour MP Sarah Jones criticised the legislation over the lack of protections for leaseholders.[4] She also suggested the government should have done more to place the burden of responsibility on developers.[5]
The Fire Protection Association welcomed the legislation, noting that it "makes good a long-standing issue about who is responsible for the fire safety of communal doors, external walls and anything attached, such as balconies", but also regretting that provision was not made to exclude a requirement for leaseholders to pay for remedial works to remove dangerous cladding from their buildings.[3]
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