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All non domestic, commercial premises by law require a Fire Risk Assessment.
WHO NEEDS A FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT?
Non-domestic premises are:
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all workplaces and commercial premises
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all premises the public have access to
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the common areas of multi-occupied residential buildings
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You’re responsible for fire safety in business or other non-domestic premises if you’re:​
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an employer
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the owner
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the landlord
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an occupier
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anyone else with control of the premises, for example a facilities manager, building manager, managing agent or risk assessor
You’re known as the ‘responsible person’. If there’s more than one responsible person, you have to work together to meet your responsibilities.
The Fire Safety Order also applies if you have paying guests, for example if you run a bed and breakfast, guesthouse or let a self-catering property.
When building new premises or doing building work on existing premises, you must comply with building regulations. This includes designing fire safety into the proposed building.