There are so many different local acts, theres little consistency between them and finding the different requirements for each area is a nightmare. You can write to each Brigade and request a copy of their guidance document but in my experience most dont seem to acknowledge or reply to letters anymore.
Very few brigades have any information on their web sites, the acts themselves are copyright and google searches reveal no useful information. Its a nightmare trying to find ones way through.
Take West Mids for example- no fire safety enforcement advice on the website as far as I can see. Derbyshire has a few lines.
Does anybody have any idea where a summary may be found showing what is covered in each area? To start it off, the following is pasted in from the Planning Portal website.
Appendix H - Local Acts
H.1 There are many Local Acts in operation in various areas in England and Wales and some of these include provisions requiring consultation with the fire authority. The local authority will advise where these Acts apply. Some of the provisions contained in these acts may have been subsumed into Part B of the Building Regulations.
H.2 Some Acts where fire-related provisions occur are listed below:
Berkshire Act 1986
Bournemouth Borough Council Act 1985
Cheshire County Council Act 1980
Clwyd County Council Act 1985
County of Avon Act 1982
County of Cleveland Act 1987
County of Kent Act 1981
County of South Glamorgan Act 1976
Cumbria Act 1982
Derbyshire Act 1981
Dyfed Act 1987
East Sussex Act 1981
Essex Act 1987
Greater Manchester Act 1981
Hampshire Act 1983
Hereford City Council Act 1985
Humberside Act 1982
Isle of Wight Act 1980
Leicestershire Act 1985
Merseyside Act 1980
Poole Borough Council Act 1986
South Yorkshire Act 1980
Staffordshire Act 1983
Surrey Act 1985
West Glamorgan Act 1987
West Midlands County Council Act 1980
West Yorkshire Act 1980
Worcester City Council Act 1985
H.3 In addition to these Acts, there are fire-related provisions in the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939, which applies in Inner London.
H.4 Typical fire-related provisions allow local authorities to impose conditions requiring access for the fire brigade, fire safety precautions in multi-storey car parks, fire precautions in tall buildings and large buildings used for trade or storage, and means of escape.
It is possible to buy the Acts on line but they are expensive and to buy each of the above would cost £3k just to see what they covered.And the Law is one thing but the key information is how it is enforced.
