Fire safety

Fire safety information is important to ensuring you understand, not only what we are doing to keep you and your home safe, but your responsibilities too.

If you have any questions about this information or concerns about fire safety, we are here to help. 

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

The Fire Safety Order is the fire safety legislation in England and Wales. It regulates premises and sets out responsibilities for individuals subject to the Fire Safety Order.

The Fire Safety Order places the duty to keep people safe from fire upon the Responsible Person, as defined in Article 3 of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

The Responsible Person must carry out an assessment of the fire risks to people on the premises or within its vicinity (these are described as 'relevant persons' in the order). The fire risk assessment helps identify the fire safety precautions the Responsible Person must take to comply with the Fire Safety Order.

The Fire Safety Order applies to:

• all workplaces and commercial buildings
• non-domestic parts of multi-occupied residential buildings - this includes those areas clarified by the Fire Safety Act 2021.

This includes:

• balconies
• structures
• external walls
• flat front doors

The requirements do not apply within individual domestic premises.

Responsible / Competent persons

Kate Ryan, Chief Executive 

The 'Responsible Person' for the purposes of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Paul Thomas, Assistant Director - Housing

Strategic responsibility for the council's approach to fire safety in social housing controlled by the council and is responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Regulatory (Fire Safety) Order 2005 are applied and implemented.

Ritchie Thomson, Service Manager - Housing Major Projects 

Operational responsibility for the overall effectiveness of the Housing Landlord Services Fire Safety Policy, arrangements and action plan for social housing controlled by the council.

Amy Weavis, Housing Fire Safety Manager

Responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the arrangements set out within the Housing Landlord Services Fire Safety Policy for social housing controlled by the council.

DDS (International) Ltd

The council's commissioned independent fire risk assessors.

Fire safety policy and information

Download and read our fire safety policy.

You can request a copy of the fire safety matters information for your block by emailing fire.safety@nfdc.gov.uk 

If you have a concern about fire safety in your block please complete our contact form.