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Recent News
Another Care Home Fined £170k for Fire Safety Breaches
One of the country’s biggest care home providers has today been ordered to pay £170,622 for contravening fire safety laws following a fire in which a woman died. Anchor Trust which runs Rose Court on [...]
Warning to businesses after fire safety prosecution
Business owners are being advised by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service to pay greater attention to fire safety legislation, following the prosecution of a Nottingham fast food retailer at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court today (Monday 4 [...]
09 December 2014, London Fire Brigade
A Marylebone pub landlord has been hit with a £35,000 fine for breaking fire safety laws and potentially putting her customers and tenants at risk after we successfully prosecuted them. Romana Chohan, who runs The [...]
11th July 2014, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service
Defendant - Jason Berrington, Managing Director of Student Housing Northamptonshire. Charged with failure to take general fire precautions at three student properties, and failing to comply with an enforcement notice at one of the properties. [...]
26th June 2014, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
Defendant - Trainmerit, a firm of estate agents in Bexhill. Charged with failure to review and implement the findings of fire risk assessments, failure to properly manage fire safety fire safety arrangements, failure to provide [...]
21st June 2014, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Defendant - Nicholas Eccleston, owner of Latchmoor Cottage on the Rhinefield Estate. Charged with failure to provide a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment, failure to provide an appropriate means for giving the alarm in [...]