False fire alarms will lead to charges for businesses as of next month

False alarms will start to cost businesses next month, when the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service introduces charges.

Businesses that generate more than three false alarm call-outs in a 12 month period will have to pay £350.

The charging policy will come into effect on April 1, and will be run as a pilot for the first 18 months.

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The move comes following legislation introduced in February 2012 allowing fire and rescue authorities in England to levy a charge where there is a report of fire in a non-domestic premises, when the report is false, if it is made as a direct or indirect result of an alarm malfunctioning or being misinstalled, and if there is a persistent problem with false reports of fire at the premises.

For more information visit www.westyorksfire.gov.uk

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