If you're in (or near) the standard tier, here's the whole job as a checklist. None of it requires a consultant — it's about working through each step and keeping a record you could show the regulator.
The checklist
Work through these in order:
- ›Confirm and record your scope decision — are you a publicly accessible, qualifying building where 200+ may be present (including staff)?
- ›Note the evidence basis for your capacity figure (fire/licensed occupancy, ticketing, past events).
- ›Identify the responsible person and who has control of the premises.
- ›Agree your evacuation procedure (routes, assembly point, who decides, helping those who can't move quickly).
- ›Agree your invacuation procedure (safer internal areas, how people are directed there).
- ›Agree your lockdown procedure (securing doors/shutters, who calls it, the all-clear).
- ›Agree your communication procedure (alerting everyone, who calls 999, who briefs staff vs the public).
- ›Brief your staff and volunteers — and record who was briefed and when.
- ›Prepare for SIA notification (have your premises details ready for when the process opens).
- ›Set an annual review date — and review sooner if the premises, use, attendance or team changes.
Keep it as an evidence pack
Pull the above together into one tidy record — your scope decision, procedures, staff sign-off and review date — so you can hand it to a committee, manager, insurer or inspector. PremiseReady builds this for you in about an hour and keeps it current.
Common questions
How long does standard-tier compliance take?
For most small premises it's a job of around an hour to set up, plus brief staff and review annually — provided you work through the steps and keep a record.
Do I have to use software?
No — you can do it yourself with the official guidance and free templates. A tool like PremiseReady just makes it faster to produce and keep the evidence current.
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