Retail Trade: Fire Prevention
Commons · Question 127100 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review the adequacy of fire risk assessment requirements for retail premises which stock (a) vapes and (b) other small electricals containing lithium-ion batteries.
Answer
Answered by Samantha Dixon, 21 Apr 2026
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 places a range of legal duties on Responsible Persons (the person in control of a premises which can include building owners, landlords and employers), chief among which is the need to undertake a fire risk a...