It is a legal requirement
With the enactment of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 England and Wales, it is now the employer’s responsibility to maintain their fire safety systems. In Scotland, separate fire service and fire safety legislation was introduced: the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 plus a number of other relevant fire safety documents. More information is available at the Scottish Government website. In Northern Ireland the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) were introduced in 2010.
