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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: BOB.BRIGHT@WMFS.NET on July 07, 2008, 03:08:22 PM

Title: Which Act When You Give Advice / Comment?
Post by: BOB.BRIGHT@WMFS.NET on July 07, 2008, 03:08:22 PM

There is no ability under the RRFSO to give advice but there is under the FRSA 2004.
Many fire authorities receive planning authority applications (Town and Country Planning Act) and building regulations applications (The Building Act) for consultation and comment.
Certain other local acts also require comment dependent on the fire authorities’ location.
Should all responses (other than enforcement in occupied premises) no matter under which Act the communication was received be through the FRSA or the Act received and if the later why?

Title: Which Act When You Give Advice / Comment?
Post by: jokar on July 07, 2008, 05:07:19 PM

As you are aware FRSA 6(2)b gives a duty to give advice on Fire prevention and means of escape and therefore advice should be given under this heading.  As you quite correctly state the FRS have no duty to give advice under RR(FS)O and indeed the FRS have no duties for Fire Safety other than enforcing the Order as all the duties in Part 2 belong to the RP.  If you are responding to other legislation such as the 2 you have stated above then as stsed in the Government guidance notes on consultation you must do so under the FRSA.