Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for an office — typically renewing every year.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Annual
Under
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Fire Risk Assessment is one of the obligations that typically applies to an office in the UK, under Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. It needs renewing every year, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005; Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
Annual. Risk-based duty: review regularly and whenever there is reason to believe it is no longer valid (no fixed statutory interval; 12 months shown as a recommended review cadence). Since 1 Oct 2023 the assessment must be recorded in full regardless of premises size, with fire-safety arrangements and the assessor's details (Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022). FOR LANDLORDS of buildings with 2+ dwellings the FRA covers the structure, external walls (incl. cladding/balconies) and flat entrance doors (Fire Safety Act 2021); 11m+ buildings add quarterly communal fire-door checks and annual best-endeavours flat-entrance-door checks, and residents get fire-safety instructions annually (Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022).
Enforced under the RRFSO 2005. Minor breaches: fines up to GBP 5,000 (magistrates'). Serious breaches that put people at risk of death or serious injury: on indictment an unlimited fine and/or up to 2 years' imprisonment; prohibition notices can force closure.
Is fire risk assessment a legal requirement for an office?
Fire Risk Assessment typically applies to an office under UK law, under Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
How often does an office need fire risk assessment?
Annual. Risk-based duty: review regularly and whenever there is reason to believe it is no longer valid (no fixed statutory interval; 12 months shown as a recommended review cadence).
What's the penalty for not having fire risk assessment?
Enforced under the RRFSO 2005.
Keeval tracks fire risk assessment against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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Other offices obligations
See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).