Fire risk assessments and reviews
Premises-specific assessments, recorded findings and prioritised action plans for workplaces, public buildings, sleeping accommodation and relevant residential areas.
View the dedicated serviceComprehensive fire safety services
Fire safety services for commercial and residential buildings.
From risk assessment through passive protection, life-safety systems and documented close-out, Compliance Plus gives Responsible Persons a clear route from identified risk to verified action.
- Fire risk, strategy and evacuation planning
- Fire doors, compartmentation and fire stopping
- Alarm, emergency-lighting and escape systems
- Suppression, smoke control and managed evidence
Assess the actual riskStart with the premises, people, information and dutyholder position.
Protect through defined systemsKeep active and passive measures distinct and properly scoped.
Maintain through competent routesMatch each inspection, test or repair to the correct discipline.
Close the evidence gapReturn usable records against the correct building, system and action.
One coordinated route, defined disciplines
What should a comprehensive fire-safety service cover?
A credible fire-safety programme connects five things without confusing them: the assessment of risk, passive protection, active life-safety systems, management arrangements, and the evidence showing that actions have been completed. Each part needs its own scope, competence and record.
Start with the immediate decision. You can instruct one assessment, one system or one defect package without buying an unnecessary portfolio bundle.
Fire-safety service map
Core fire-safety workstreams, clearly separated.
Assessment, inspection, testing, maintenance and remediation are not interchangeable. We confirm the required output, delivery route and evidence for each selected service before appointment.
01 · Assess and plan
Fire risk, strategy and assurance
Establish the premises, people, dutyholder position and existing fire-safety arrangements before deciding what work is actually required.Fire strategy and design review
Review of existing strategy, design assumptions and Regulation 38 information, with specialist fire-engineering input where required.
Evacuation planning and Residential PEEPs
Emergency and evacuation-plan support, including PCFRA and Residential PEEP processes for in-scope buildings in England.
Fire-safety audits and due diligence
Structured review of responsibilities, assessments, logbooks, certificates, plans, maintenance evidence and outstanding actions.
External-wall appraisal coordination
FRAEW commissioning where the fire risk assessment identifies a need, using an appropriately qualified specialist and the applicable PAS 9980 approach.
Dangerous-substance fire-risk review
DSEAR and fire-and-explosion assessment routed through demonstrably competent specialists where dangerous substances create an additional risk.
02 · Control and contain
Passive fire protection
Inspect and maintain the construction intended to resist fire and smoke, with the survey depth, product evidence and remedial route agreed first.Fire-door condition surveys
Asset-referenced specialist inspection of door leaves, frames, gaps, seals, glazing, ironmongery, self-closers and installation condition.
View the dedicated serviceRoutine fire-door check programmes
Recorded operational checks kept distinct from a detailed condition survey and matched to the relevant building and regulatory duty.
View the dedicated serviceFire-door repair and replacement scopes
Evidence-led maintenance, repair or replacement recommendations delivered only through a verified competent route.
Compartmentation surveys
Visual or scoped intrusive inspection of walls, floors, service risers, roof voids and other fire-resisting lines.
Fire stopping and penetration seals
Survey, specification, installation or remedial close-out for service penetrations, with system evidence linked to each location.
Cavity barriers, dampers and related protection
Defined inspection and remedial coordination for concealed barriers, fire and smoke dampers, fire-resisting ductwork and glazing.
03 · Detect, warn and escape
Life-safety systems and escape provision
Keep warning, communication and escape measures aligned with the fire risk assessment, fire strategy and the way the building is occupied.Fire alarm and detection systems
Survey, design review, testing, servicing, fault investigation, repair, upgrade and commissioning through the appropriate competent route.
View the dedicated serviceVoice alarm, PAVA and evacuation alert
Inspection, interface review and maintenance planning for specialist warning and evacuation systems where they are installed.
Emergency voice communication and refuges
Testing, maintenance and record support for refuge communication and other emergency communication systems.
Emergency lighting
Condition surveys, functional testing, discharge testing, maintenance, repairs and upgrades against the defined premises requirement.
View the dedicated serviceEscape routes, final exits and hardware
Inspection of escape-route availability, final exits, panic or emergency hardware and the measures intended to keep routes usable.
Fire-safety signs and wayfinding
Review, supply and installation planning for exit signs, fire notices, equipment signs and residential wayfinding where applicable.
04 · Fight and suppress
Firefighting and suppression systems
Define the assets, system duty, impairment controls and evidence required for first-aid firefighting and fixed suppression measures.Portable fire extinguishers
Risk-led selection, supply, commissioning, servicing, replacement and defined old-unit removal, with asset records tied to the premises.
View the dedicated serviceSprinkler and water-mist systems
Inspection, testing, maintenance, fault support and impairment planning for installed automatic suppression systems.
Special-hazard suppression
Specialist support for gaseous, wet-chemical and other suppression systems protecting kitchens, plant or defined hazards.
Dry and wet risers
Inspection, testing, maintenance and remedial coordination for inlets, outlets, valves, pipework and associated components.
Hydrants and private fire mains
Asset surveys, flow or condition testing coordination and planned maintenance for private firefighting-water infrastructure.
Fire pumps, tanks and water supplies
Defined checks, planned maintenance and fault support for the pumps, tanks, controls and supplies serving fire systems.
05 · Control smoke and support response
Smoke-control and firefighter systems
Coordinate the systems that support tenable escape routes and fire-and-rescue operations, including their interfaces and recorded checks.AOV and natural smoke ventilation
Inspection, testing, maintenance and interface review for automatic opening vents, controls, detectors and power supplies.
Mechanical smoke-control systems
Specialist assessment and maintenance coordination for extract, pressurisation, fans, dampers, controls and cause-and-effect operation.
Firefighter and evacuation lifts
Routine-check and maintenance coordination for in-scope lifts, communications, controls and supporting systems.
Essential firefighting equipment checks
Recorded building-specific check programmes, defect escalation and Fire and Rescue Service notification support where legally required.
06 · Maintain and evidence
Fire-safety management and assurance
Turn separate reports, systems and actions into a controlled programme with named responsibilities, usable records and visible close-out.Planned maintenance programmes
A premises and asset schedule covering the appropriate user checks, specialist servicing, inspection and review requirements.
Fire logbooks and asset registers
Structured records linking tests, visits, defects, certificates and next actions to the correct building and system.
Training, wardens and evacuation drills
Premises-specific awareness, role training and drill support, with lessons and follow-up actions captured.
Resident information and building plans
Support with instructions, fire-door information, secure information boxes, plans and Fire and Rescue Service information where applicable.
Remedial programme and close-out
Action triage, scope definition, procurement support, contractor coordination, evidence review and documented completion status.
Handover and structured building-safety information
Responsibility matrices, Regulation 38 information, change records and structured digital evidence, with higher-risk building information support scoped to the applicable jurisdiction.
Regulatory framework
The principal duties behind the programme.
Requirements vary by nation, premises, building height, use, control and evacuation strategy. The England-specific residential duties below must not be applied as if they were UK-wide.
Core fire-safety duties · England and Wales
Official sourceRegulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Requires the Responsible Person to assess risk, provide and maintain appropriate fire precautions, plan for emergencies, provide information and training, and coordinate where duties overlap.
Relevant residential buildings
Official sourceFire Safety Act 2021
Clarifies that the Fire Safety Order includes the structure, external walls, attachments and flat entrance doors in buildings containing two or more domestic premises.
Recording, cooperation and information duties
Official sourceBuilding Safety Act 2022 — section 156
Requires Responsible Persons to record the full assessment and fire-safety arrangements, record assessor identity, cooperate, share relevant information and pass it to incoming Responsible Persons.
Multi-occupied residential buildings · England
Official sourceFire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
Adds resident-information and fire-door duties, with plans, wayfinding, information boxes and equipment checks for buildings meeting the relevant height thresholds.
In force from 6 April 2026 · England
Official sourceFire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025
Introduces building emergency evacuation planning and a consent-based Residential PEEP process for specified residential buildings and relevant residents who may need assistance to evacuate.
Reporting and close-out
Evidence your team can trace back to the building.
- Defined scope, areas, assets, limitations and responsibility boundaries
- Asset-referenced inspection, test, maintenance or assessment records
- Defects and actions prioritised without presenting a generic compliance verdict
- Relevant certificates or specialist reports from the competent delivery route
- Remedial status and close-out evidence linked to the originating action
- Next review, test or maintenance trigger stated where it forms part of the scope
How the programme works
From immediate risk to controlled programme.
- 01Define the duty and decision
Confirm the premises, parties in control, current evidence and reason for instruction.
- 02Establish the baseline
Review the assessment, strategy, assets, records, known defects and material changes.
- 03Route each specialist scope
Match assessment, inspection, servicing or remedial work to the appropriate competence.
- 04Report and prioritise
Return clear findings, limitations, evidence and next actions against the correct site.
- 05Close out and keep under review
Track agreed actions and keep the programme aligned with change, risk and system condition.
Built for the people managing the risk
Fire safety shaped around the premises and operating environment.
The technical requirement stays service-specific while access, communication, reporting and continuity are planned around the people responsible for the building.
Facilities management companies
Add defined fire-safety workstreams to client contracts without losing the separate scope and evidence for each discipline.
See the FM approachResidential and mixed-use managers
Coordinate common parts, flat entrance doors, building information, resident duties and shared responsibilities.
See the residential approachSchools, care and public buildings
Plan assessment, systems and training around vulnerable occupants, safeguarding, continuity and varied use.
See the education approachCommercial and multi-site estates
Apply a consistent standard across portfolios while retaining premises-specific risk, assets, access and lease boundaries.
See the commercial approachTechnical and procurement questions
Clear answers before a scope is agreed.
A broad fire-safety brief still needs discipline-specific decisions. These are the questions buyers most often need resolved before appointment.
Request a fire-safety reviewCan Compliance Plus cover every fire-safety service on this page?
We can scope a single requirement or coordinate a wider fire-safety programme. Each discipline is confirmed separately, including the required competence, certification, delivery route, reporting output and any exclusions. We do not imply that one accreditation or one contractor is competent for every service.
Should we start with a fire risk assessment?
If there is no current suitable and sufficient assessment, or the premises or risk have changed, the assessment is normally the right starting point. If a current assessment already identifies a specific system or passive-fire issue, we can instead scope that defined requirement and keep the assessment record separate.
How often must a fire risk assessment be renewed?
There is no universal statutory annual expiry for every premises. The assessment must be reviewed regularly and when it may no longer be valid, including following significant changes, a fire or relevant new information. The appropriate review approach depends on the premises and risk.
Are routine fire-door checks the same as a specialist survey?
No. Routine checks confirm matters such as obvious damage and operation of self-closing devices. A specialist condition survey is a more detailed, separately scoped inspection of the door set, installation and evidence. Neither should be presented as a substitute for the fire risk assessment.
Do all residential blocks need an external-wall appraisal?
No. The fire risk assessment must consider the relevant external wall, but a separate FRAEW is commissioned only where the assessment identifies that specialist appraisal is needed. Where required, it must be completed by an appropriately qualified specialist using the applicable methodology.
What do the new Residential PEEP duties cover?
In England, the 2025 Regulations apply to multi-residential buildings that are at least 18 metres or seven storeys, and to buildings over 11 metres operating a simultaneous evacuation strategy. They create duties around identifying relevant residents, person-centred assessment, proportionate measures, written evacuation statements, building emergency evacuation plans and controlled information sharing, subject to the detailed requirements and resident consent.
Does appointing a contractor transfer the Responsible Person duty?
No. Competent contractors and advisers can assist with assessment, systems and records, but the relevant Responsible Person retains the legal duty. Shared buildings may have more than one Responsible Person, who must cooperate and coordinate within the extent of their control.
What evidence should we receive?
The output depends on the service but may include the agreed scope, asset register, inspection or service record, observations, defects, limitations, certificates from the relevant competent provider, prioritised actions and close-out evidence linked to the correct premises and asset.
Request a fire-safety review
Start with the building, system or action that needs attention.
Tell us what you manage, the current assessment or finding, and the outcome you need. We will confirm the appropriate scope, competence route and information required before issuing a proposal.