1. Fire Safety Primary Authority
What does it mean to Charities?
Dave Baxter

2. Greater Manchester Fire Service
Second Largest in England & Wales
1300 Operational Staff
60 Fire Protection Inspectors
All uniformed Inspectors will be Level 4 qualified
Dedicated Fire Engineering team
Chair the CFOA Fire Engineering & Technical Standards committee
(including risk from fire)

3. Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
Applies to ALL premises,
3rd Sector included in fire legislation for the first time
FP Act (Fire Certificates)
Workplace Regulations
Fire Risk Assessment by the Responsible Person

4. Shops a risk?

5. What can PA do to help?
We will develop a ‘model’ Fire Safety Policy for charities to adopt
FRA templates
Example annual training package
Guidance on fire extinguisher training
Specific advice on request
Liaise with local Fire Services

6. How does it work? Charity 1 Charity 2 Primary Authority CRA Charity 3
Nominated partnerships
Charity 2
Shared approach to compliance
Primary
Authority
CRA
Charity 3
1st click – if this relationship involves the co-ordinator providing advice or specifying compliance controls then the businesses can be said to ‘share an approach to compliance’
2nd click – the co-ordinator can develop a relationship with a local authority that will act as primary authority for businesses in the group that want a co-ordinated partnership. The prospective primary authority and the co-ordinator agree how this would work and make an application to BRDO before making an offer to the businesses.
3rd click: The businesses can then choose to apply to BRDO. The Secretary of State nominates the local authority/ fire and rescue authority as primary authority for the business.
In this example, Businesses 1-3 have chosen to apply and now have partnerships with the primary authority.
Business 4 has not chosen to apply and does not have a partnership.
Primary Authority Advice that the primary authority disseminates via the co-ordinator may well go to Business 4 but it does not benefit from the statutory assurance mechanism and won’t be covered by any inspection plan developed by the primary authority.
Charity 4

7. Thank you Any Questions?