Fire Precautions (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2010

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A decision made 22 December 2010 regarding: Fire Precautions (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2010.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2010-0084
Decision Summary Title :	Fees Order - signing		Date of Decision Summary:	15 December 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Chief Fire Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Fire Precautions (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2010		Date of Written Report:	15 December 2010
Written Report Author:	Law Draftsman’s Office		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Fees for the application for or issue and amendment of Fire Certificates required under the Fire Precautions (Jersey) Law 1977
Decision(s): The Minister made the Fire Precautions (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2010 in order to increase charges levied against the application for a Fire Certificate or the issue or amendment of a Fire Certificate.
Reason(s) for Decision: A full review of the current charging structure applied to the application for a Fire Certificate or the subsequent issue and / or amendment of a certificate was conducted in 2010. The review concluded that the structure in place, in most cases, did not reflect the costs of the provision of the service provided by Officers of the Fire and Rescue Service’s Fire Safety Department. A new structure has been developed which, for premises requiring a Fire Certificate under the Fire Precautions (Jersey) Law 1977 and having a floor area of 100 square metres or more, applies a charge which is scaleable in line with overall floor area. In this way, larger premises which require a greater amount of activity from Fire Safety Officers in conducting inspections, developing requirements for fire precautions and administering the process, attract a larger fee.
Resource Implications: Charging for the certification process is a standing activity and therefore no additional resources are required in order to implement the Order. The additional income generated, estimated at approximately £5,000 reflects the cost of service provision only, has been identified as part of the Service’s 2011 Comprehensive Spending Review plan and has been approved as part of the States Business Plan for 2011.
Action required: The Executive Officer, Home Affairs, to notify the Publications Editor at the States Greffe that the Order has been made and to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the making of the Order to be notified to the States.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):