Guidance

Fire safety risk assessment: large places of assembly

Guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for large places of assembly.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 5 June 2006
• Last updated: 12 September 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Fire safety risk assessment: large places of assembly

Ref: ISBN 9781851128211

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This guide is for all employers, managers, occupiers and owners of large places of assembly (ie where more than 300 people could gather) including:

• sports stadia
• exhibition and conference centres
• large nightclubs
• churches, cathedrals, other places of worship
• community centres and village halls
• common areas of shopping malls
• premises that adjoin other complexes such as shopping centres

This guide does not apply to premises that include sleeping accommodation, theatres and cinemas and or outdoor facilities.

This guide has been published by the Secretary of State under Article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) to assist responsible persons in meeting their duties under the FSO.

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Published 5 June 2006

Last updated 12 September 2023 + show all updates

1. 12 September 2023

   Webpage updated to summarise the legislative status of the guidance.

2. 5 June 2006

   First published.