What Are The Potential Impacts?
If they feel an infringement of this legislation has occurred, they can either:
- Close down the workplace until action has been taken to rectify the problem, if they believe the infringement of the legislation is serious and dangerous
- Serve an enforcement notice, which will give a limited period of time (which could be as little as 28 days) to rectify any problems before any further action is taken. Examples are as follows:
- A residential landlord was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment and fined £21,000 following conviction for serious breaches of the fire legislation
- A management company of a hotel was fined £25,000 plus costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of Fire Safety laws
- A factory owner was fined £52,000 in fines and costs for breaching numerous fire laws o A major food and retail chain was fined £250,000 for a number of Fire Safety failings at 6 of their stores
- A residential care home provider was ordered to pay £100,000 relating to inadequate fire precautions
- A nightclub has been fined £41,000 after pleading guilty to 12 Fire Safety offences
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