COP Places of Assembly

• Other relevant links
• Fire Service Contact Details
• Fire Service Forms & Downloads
• Community Fire Safety
• Fire Prevention, Legislation & Licencing
• Fire Safety Certificates
• Fire Brigade Attendance Charges
• Major Emergency Planning
• Disability Access Certificates
• COP Places of Assembly

Code of Practice for the Management of Fire Safety in Places of Assembly

Published on 31 December 1992

Places of Public Assembly are defined in the code of practice as:

• amusement arcade
• art gallery
• assembly hall
• bingo hall
• casino
• concert hall
• conference hall
• cinema
• dance hall (including discotheque)
• ecclesiastical building
• exhibition hall
• funfair building
• grandstand
• gymnasium
• indoor bowling alley
• indoor games court
• library to which the public are admitted
• museum
• non-residential college or school
• non-residential club
• premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor other than an off- licence
• radio or television studio to which the public are admitted
• restaurant, cafe, canteen
• riding school
• skating rink
• sports pavilion
• stadium
• swimming baths (including any swimming pool, changing rooms, or similar facilities)
• tent or marquee to which the public are admitted
• theatre

* It should be noted that the Code also applies to these premises where they are part of premises used primarily for other uses e.g. a restaurant, dance hall or premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor etc. contained within a Hotel.