Part 5: Other provisions about safety standards, etc. Fire safety Section 156: Amendment of Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Effect
Article 50 of the FSO requires the Secretary of State to ensure that such guidance as he considers appropriate to assist Responsible Persons to discharge their duties under the FSO is made available to them. Article 50 was previously amended in the Fire Safety Act 2021 to provide that in proceedings for breach of the FSO (for buildings in England containing two or more sets of domestic premises) proof of failure to comply or compliance with applicable risk based guidance may be relied upon as supporting whether or not there was a breach of the Order. Further amendment in article 50(1A)will apply this provision to all guidance issued in accordance with article 50.