10 things you need to know about enforcement notices I have recently had a number of enquiries about the issuing of and appeals of Enforcement Notices. The most common questions revolve around the extension of enforcement...
Read MoreThe Drafting of the Enforcement Notice The drafting of enforcement notices has always been a tricky business. Fire officers must tread the difficult line of letting a responsible person (RP) know what he has done wrong and how...
Read MoreEnforcement notices 30.—(1) If the enforcing authority is of the opinion that the responsible person or any other person mentioned in article 5(3) has failed to comply with any provision of this Order or of any regulations made...
Read MoreNow that the 10 year anniversary of the FSO has passed, perhaps it is time consider whether amendments or reforms to the Order are necessary? I’m not aware of any proposed reconsideration of the workings of the Fire Safety Order...
Read MoreThe 1st October, 2016 was the 10th anniversary of the commencement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. On that date I had no idea that I would become so familiar with this very niche piece of legislation. In early...
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