Fire Safety Policy
1. Introduction and objectives
As a landlord, Gateshead Council is responsible for carrying out fire risk assessments, and taking action to identify, manage and mitigate risks associated with fire within the common areas of buildings the Council own and manage.
The Council has a duty to take general fire precaution measures to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of the building users in our premises and in the immediate vicinity. Building users could include tenants, visitors or contractors.
The key objective of this policy is to ensure that our Cabinet, Senior Management Team, employees, partners, and tenants are clear on our legal and regulatory fire safety obligations. This policy provides the framework our staff and partners will operate within to meet these obligations.
This policy should be read in conjunction with supporting policies, procedures and key legislation including Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 : Call for Evidence (July 2019), and summary of responses (March 2020) (opens new window), The Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (opens new window).