Our advisers have all been investigating fire safety offences for a number of years and are now in a position to assist Responsible Persons with their defence. All our advisers are holders of a BTEC Level 7- Certificate in Advanced Investigative Practice.
Do not assume that your local Fire and Rescue Service are always correct in their understanding and application of the Fire Safety Order 2005! Many do not even follow the Regulators Code or their own enforcement policies! Some have served notices on premises upon which the Order does not even apply to. These are just a few mishaps that we know of.
We also know from our experience that a number of solicitors do not know enough about the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and assume that the Fire Service must be right in bringing charges. Consequently they advise their clients to enter an early guilty plea even when the wrong person may have been charged.
The meaning of the "Responsible Person" and hierarchy of control is widely misunderstood and we can advise accordingly. Rest assured that our advisers have clarity as they have vast experience in enforcing the Fire Safety Order 2005.
FIRE SAFETY ORDER ENFORCEMENT ADVICE
We can give you cost effective advice with any legal notices you may have been served under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (The FSO) and advise if an appeal is appropriate. We have already advised several clients on the legal process relating to the enforcement of the FSO and have had numerous charges dropped as a result of our intervention in association with defence counsel.
