{"id":35483,"date":"2013-11-21T13:58:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T13:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=0e61d202e33b4bdbfcc9a5a0d9199568"},"modified":"2013-11-21T13:58:14","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T13:58:14","slug":"press-release-primary-authority-to-be-extended-to-fire-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=35483","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Primary Authority to be extended to fire safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Businesses and fire and rescue services will benefit from clearer and more consistent enforcement of fire safety regulations, along with clearer advice on how to comply with the law, Ministers confirmed today (21 November 2013). <\/p>\n

The government will now legislate to extend Primary Authority to fire safety from 6 April 2014. The reform is part of the government\u2019s drive to reduce burdens on business by ensuring that necessary regulations are enforced more efficiently. <\/p>\n

Primary Authority enables businesses to form a statutory partnership with a single local authority, which then provides reliable advice and coordinates inspections and enforcement.<\/p>\n

Business Minister Michael Fallon said:<\/p>\n

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No enterprise should be held back by confusing or contradictory advice from regulators. Primary Authority is designed to make sure that hard-pressed businesses know what\u2019s expected of them under the law \u2013 and receive clear guidance on how to maintain the highest safety standards.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Helen Dickinson, Director General of the British Retail Consortium<\/a>, said: <\/p>\n

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We\u2019re delighted by this common sense approach, which promotes better ways of working for all involved. The BRC<\/abbr><\/a> strongly supported the pilot which tested whether this move could work in practice, and which demonstrated that businesses and fire authorities both stand to gain from partnership working.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The proposed extension currently applies to England and Wales.<\/p>\n

Notes to Editors<\/h3>\n

1.To help businesses and fire authorities to benefit from the scheme, the Better Regulation Delivery Office<\/a> (BRDO) is currently working with the Chief Fire Officers\u2019 Association<\/a> (CFOA<\/abbr>) on a series of training and engagement events including:<\/p>\n