Regulation 25 Fire precautions

England and Wales

(1)

After consultation with the fire and rescue authority, the registered person must—

(a)

take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment in the children's home;

(b)

provide adequate means of escape from the home in the event of fire;

(c)

make arrangements for persons working at the home to receive suitable training in fire prevention; and

(d)

ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that persons working at the home and, so far as reasonably practicable, children are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire.

(2)

If the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 M1 applies to the home—

(a)

paragraph (1) does not apply; and

(b)

the registered person must ensure that the requirements of that Order and any regulations made under it, except for article 23 (duties of employees), are complied with in respect of the home.

(3)

In this regulation, “the fire and rescue authority” means the fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 M2 for the area in which the home is located.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 2005/1541, as amended by: S.I. 2006/484; 2007/320; 2008/960; paragraph 88 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c.32); S.I. 2014/469.
M2: 2004 c.21, as amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c.36). See section 1 for the definition of “fire and rescue authority”.