Fire risk assessments in Surrey

If you are the responsible person for non-domestic premises, the common parts of a multi-occupied residential building or another premises covered by the Fire Safety Order, you must ensure that a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is carried out and kept under review. The duty depends on control and use of the premises, not on being in a particular Surrey district.

Describe the premises accurately, then check that the proposed assessor has suitable competence and experience for its use and complexity. Compare the inspection and report scope, action-plan deliverables, insurance, timing, exclusions and total price before making an appointment. The dedicated Surrey assessor-finding route provides a shorter step-by-step journey.

Yes. Give each provider the same building information and ask them to confirm the exact inspection areas, evidence review, report, action plan, assessor competence, travel, VAT, timescale, follow-up and exclusions. This produces a more meaningful comparison than headline price alone.

Prices vary with the premises type, size, storeys, use, occupancy, complexity, travel, urgency and report scope. Accurate information about the building produces a more reliable quotation than a generic county-wide headline price.

Enquiries are accepted across all Surrey districts and boroughs, including Guildford, Woking, Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey Heath, Spelthorne, Runnymede, Mole Valley, Tandridge and Waverley.

The two area guides follow the confirmed boundaries of the East Surrey and West Surrey unitary councils due to start on 1 April 2027. Until then, Surrey County Council and the existing 11 district and borough councils continue to operate. The grouping is used for local navigation and provider matching; it does not alter fire-safety duties.

Surrey County Council’s reusable district dataset records 61,328 fire and rescue incidents across Surrey from 2020 to 2025, including 9,716 in 2025. The separately published county category table records 12,900 fires over the six years. These figures provide context only and do not predict the risk or compliance of an individual building.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the principal enforcing authority for most premises covered by the Fire Safety Order in Surrey. Specialist premises can fall under a different enforcing authority.

A responsible person can complete an assessment if they are competent and the premises and risks are sufficiently straightforward. Professional help is sensible for sleeping accommodation, vulnerable occupants, complex buildings or whenever the responsible person is unsure.

There is no separate Surrey interval. It must be reviewed regularly and when significant changes, incidents or new information suggest that it may no longer be valid.

No. The directory records providers shown as SP205-registered in the BAFE register when checked. Verify current registration, relevant competence, insurance, scope and terms directly before appointment.