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<p>The Home Office, as the Department responsible for fire safety, publishes a suite
of guides to help Responsible Persons (RPs) understand and meet their legal duties
under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO), and regulations made under
Article 24 of the FSO, in specific types of premises including high rise purpose-built
blocks of flats. This includes guidance on how to meet their legal duties in relation
to providing instructions for residents on what action to take in the event of a fire.</p><p>The
Home Office has also issued guidance on the new legal duties RPs have to ensure residents
are aware of the steps they are required to take in the event of a fire as part of
the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 that came into force on 23 January 2023.</p>
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