Recurring concern
Inadequate fire risk assessments
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Request correctionFirst reported 3 Jun 2014•Latest report 19 Apr 2026
What this concern includes
Includes failures of the dedicated fire risk assessment process to identify, assess, document and address material fire-safety risks, including unresolved prior actions and risks affecting vulnerable occupants or people unable to self-evacuate.
Not included
- Excludes failures to implement fire-safety measures after an otherwise adequate assessment where the assessment itself is not deficient.
- Excludes general fire-safety standards or guidance that are unclear but where the assessment process is otherwise adequate.
- Excludes physical fire hazards, evacuation, alarm, sprinkler and other fire controls unless the reported deficiency is specifically a failure of the fire risk assessment process.
- Excludes failures limited solely to reassessing after a material change when no broader inadequacy of the fire risk assessment is identified; that concern is covered by the existing material-change fire-risk-assessment parent.
- Reports
- 5
- Individual concerns
- 6
- Date range
- 2014–2026
- Stated actions
- 4
Distinct published reports
A report can raise multiple concerns
First to latest report issue date
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised1
Failure of Fire Risk Assessments to account for vulnerable residents at special risk
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of defined guidance, format, scope and frequency for fire-safety risk assessments
This report raised 9 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised2
Failure to carry out comprehensive fire risk assessments
Failure to address identified fire risks from fire risk assessments
This report raised 9 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Conduct annual fire risk assessments and assign risk-based target dates to improvements or additional requirements identified.
Stated by Sovereign Network Homes
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.2
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Position
Fire safety obligations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order do not apply to individual flats or activities within them.
Stated by Sovereign Network Homes
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Position
Responsibility for fire risk assessment at the property is outside the respondent’s ownership and borough remit, except for actions directly affecting its service.
Stated by Barnet Homes Limited
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Concerns raised1
Failure of risk assessments to identify and appreciate the extent of fire risk
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Continue applying product-safety processes and monitoring field and external reports involving potential fire risks.
Stated by Hotpoint UK Appliances Limited
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Concerns raised1
Failure of fire risk assessments to identify sleeping in office accommodation
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
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Action
Continue reviewing the DFRMO Fire Risk Assessment template to emphasise recording sleeping on premises regardless of primary purpose.
Stated by Ministry of Defence -
Action
Implement the revised DFRMO Fire Risk Assessment template across Defence by the end of October 2014.
Stated by Ministry of Defence
Data last updated 7 September 2026