After consultation with the fire and rescue authority for the area in which the Home is located, the registered person must:
Take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment in the Home, Provide adequate means of escape from the Home in the event of fire, Make arrangements for persons working at the Home to receive suitable training in fire prevention, and Ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that persons working at the Home and, so far as reasonably practicable, children are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire.
A record must be kept of every fire drill or fire alarm test conducted, with details of any deficiency in either the procedure or the equipment concerned, together with details of the steps taken to remedy that deficiency.