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Regulation 6 Person-centred fire risk assessmentI1

England and Wales

(1)

The responsible person in relation to a specified residential building must—

(a)

offer to carry out a person-centred fire risk assessment for each relevant resident identified under regulation 5, and

(b)

ensure a person-centred fire risk assessment is carried out for each relevant resident who requests one.

(2)

A person-centred fire risk assessment means an assessment of—

(a)

the risksf1 to the relevant resident arising from the resident’s compromised ability to evacuate the building without assistance in the event of a fire, and

(b)

any other risks to the resident as regards the building in light of the resident’s cognitive or physical impairment or condition.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 6 in force at 6.4.2026, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1

See article 2 of the 2005 Order for the meaning of “risk”.