In an emergency call 999 Contact Request a safe & well visit Breadcrumb Home About Us What We Do Statutory Duties Statement of Purpose The Statement of Purpose reflects the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the National Framework in setting down West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority’s commitments and expectations through its strategic priorities and objectives. Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email Statement of Purpose Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 As part of the Government’s commitment to reduce death, injury and damage caused by fire, fire safety law has been changed as a result of the introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005(Opens in a new window) came into force on 1 October 2006. The Fire Safety Order applies in England and Wales. Northern Ireland and Scotland will have their own laws. Responsibility for enforcing the Order in most premises in West Yorkshire will be West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority. Inspections of those premises that present the highest risk to the community will be completed following a risk-based inspection programme. Further information and guidance documents can be found using the following links: The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) provides additional information. They have published a series of guides to assist those responsible for fire safety in premises on how to comply with the new Order and provide detailed information on risk assessments and other issues. Fire Kills – developed by the Government in partnership with the Fire and Rescue Authorities gives easier access to services, helps improve community safety and save lives. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Translate the website Select Language English Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Belarusian Bengali Bosnian Bulgarian Catalan Cebuano Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Esperanto Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hausa Hebrew Hindi Hmong Hungarian Icelandic Igbo Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Javanese Kannada Khmer Korean Lao Latin Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Maori Marathi Mongolian Nepali Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Somali Spanish Swahili Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish Yoruba Zulu Main navigation Home Safety advice Newsroom Incidents Your area Careers About Us Fire Authority Young People Contact us © 2021 West Yorkshire Fire And Rescue Service - All Rights Reserved Footer bottom Sitemap Accessibility statement Cookies Website terms Privacy policy Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience By clicking the Accept button, you agree to us doing so. Accept Decline