Proving fire safety competence in 2027
The records behind the certificate
Join fire safety service scope, competent people and job records in a practical evidence map for a business sale or acquisition.
For sellers and buyers 12 pages 9-minute read Updated Oct 2026
Who this guide is for
For fire safety business owners preparing for a sale and buyers checking service capability. Use it to organise certificate scope, people, job evidence and unanswered continuity questions.
What you will take from it
- Match each service to the organisation's actual scope and modules.
- Keep premises duties, building-work duties and scheme conditions distinct.
- Record the issuer's answer to the actual proposed change and keep unresolved points open.
What is inside
- Match each service to its scope
- Name the people behind the scope
- Follow a job through its records
- Separate the duties
- Ask what the sale changes
The tool: competence and certification continuity worksheet
A two-page fillable evidence matrix and continuity action plan. Record document references, issuer questions, action owners and replies.
It comes as its own file as well as a page of the guide.
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