Fire Safety Breach

Community Service Sentence for Fire Safety Breach Landlord

May 12, 2010

A landlord who pleaded guilty to five offences under fire safety legislation has been ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid community service. Esther Bartlett, of Plymstock, was also ordered to pay a total of £6,929 in costs by Plymouth Magistrates Court on 19 April. The service was alerted to suspected breaches of the Regulatory [...]

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Record Fines In 2009 For Breaches Of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

April 16, 2010

London Fire Brigade is warning London’s business and premises owners that by not paying attention to fire safety laws, they are not only putting lives at risk but could also face heavy fines. The Brigade has revealed that last year in London the courts ordered individuals and companies to pay over a million pounds in [...]

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Pub landlord fined for serious breaches of fire safety

March 3, 2010

A former pub landlord has been ordered to pay £16,015 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation following a prosecution brought by the London Fire Brigade. Mr Bhupinder Singh Mann admitted guilt on 16 contraventions of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Sentencing occurred on Friday 26 [...]

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Chippenham pub firm fined over fire safety breach

February 11, 2010

A pub management company has been convicted of fire safety breaches at North Wiltshire Magistrates’ Court today. Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service took out the prosecution against Publicana Ltd after finding a number of breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. At the hearing, Publicana Ltd pleaded guilty to four charges and was [...]

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Landlord fined for fire safety law breaches

December 7, 2009

A landlord has been ordered to pay over £20,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to breaches of fire safety legislation. City of Westminster magistrates’ court fined the landlord £10,150 for seven breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The prosecution followed inspections of the property at 23 Streatham Common North Side [...]

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Record £400,000 fine for retailer’s fire safety breaches

November 30, 2009

High street retailer New Look has been fined £400,000 and ordered to pay £136,052 in costs after pleading guilty to two breaches of fire safety legislation, following a serious fire at its Oxford Street store in London. Thirty five fire engines and around 150 firefighters attended the fire on 26 April 2007, when around 450 [...]

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Prosecution Of Property Management Firm For Failure To Comply With Fire Safety Law

November 6, 2009

Solitaire Property Management Limited has today been fined £1,500 plus costs of £2,000 after pleading guilty to two offences at Southampton Magistrates Court relating to charges of the company’s failure to comply with fire safety law. Solitaire Property Management Limited failed to respond to a number of requests for information relating to the premises known [...]

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Chinese restaurant guilty of fire safety breaches

October 29, 2009

A former restaurant manager has been ordered to pay over £7,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation following a prosecution brought by the London Fire Brigade. Mr Wei Chen was managing Kan’s Chinese and Thai Cuisine at the time of the breaches admitted guilt on 10 contraventions [...]

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