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A former hotel manager has been fined a total of £5000 including costs for failing to comply with an enforcement notice issued by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
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A former hotel manager has been fined a total of £5000 including costs for failing to comply with an enforcement notice issued by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority. The Authority had served an enforcement notice on the former hotel manager whilst he was employed at Kedleston Country House Hotel near Derby, after concerns with the means of escape at the building.These included inadequate emergency lighting and fire doors that were deemed inadequate.
The hotel was given two extensions to complete the work, but fire safety at the hotel remained inadequate. The fine imposed by Derbyshire Magistrates Court was £3000 with £2000 costs.
Group Manager Steve Wells, from Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, said: "People who own and manage hotels are under a high duty of care to their guests. This is because those staying there are unfamiliar with the layout of the hotel and will be entirely reliant on the fire safety measures provided by the owners and operators to make sure that they can get out safely in the event of a fire.
"Wherever we find that people's lives are being put at risk from inadequate fire precautions, we will not hesitate to issue Enforcement Notices and, if these are not complied with, take action through the courts. The decision by the magistrates to impose a fine and costs totalling £5,000 demonstrate they also take this issue seriously."
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