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Fire Safety policy
For CQC-registered domiciliary care services · version 1.0 · last reviewed 1 June 2026
Fire safety in home care spans two settings: your own office and premises, and the homes you work in. Topics include person-centred fire safety in the home, residential personal emergency evacuation plans under the 2025 regulations, oxygen therapy, and the fire risk from emollient creams and other combustible materials.
What this policy covers
- Why fire safety matters in domiciliary care
- The framework — law and current guidance
- Two settings — our premises and people’s homes
- Our office and premises
- Person-centred fire safety in the home
- Residential peeps and the 2025 regulations
- Oxygen therapy
- Emollient creams and combustible materials
- Cooking, electricals and heating
- Reduced mobility, dementia and hoarding
- Smoke alarms and home fire safety visits
- If there is a fire — during and after
Regulations and guidance it supports
Supports the fundamental standards at Regulations 12, 15, 17 and 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (as amended)
- Fire Safety Act 2021
- Building Safety Act 2022
- Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
- Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/797)
Common questions
- Is the fire safety policy CQC-aligned?
- Yes. It is written and reviewed by practising UK compliance consultants against current CQC expectations, and supports the fundamental standards at Regulations 12, 15, 17 and 20. It is a controlled starting-point document that you adapt to your own service — you remain the accountable provider.
- Can I download and edit this policy?
- Yes. It downloads as Word (.docx) or PDF with your company name, registered manager, CQC ID and address already filled in on the cover page and throughout the document. The Word version is fully editable.
- Can I buy this policy on its own?
- Policies are sold as a complete library rather than individually, because CQC expects a coherent set that cross-references properly — a single policy in isolation creates gaps. The domiciliary care library contains 141 policies and can be bought outright as a one-off purchase and kept permanently.
- How often is it reviewed?
- The library is re-reviewed every six months and after any material regulatory change. This policy was last reviewed 1 June 2026, and is at version 1.0. Updates reach you automatically, so downloads always reflect the current version.