A property management company and its director have been fined for breaching fire safety laws.

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service successfully prosecuted Mark Sexton, director of 10 Park Crescent Management (Worthing) Limited, on July 14.

The company and Mr Sexton were found guilty of violating the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and ordered to pay a total of £1,588.

Mr Sexton, as the director of the company, was responsible for the fire safety management of 10 Park Crescent, a converted block of flats in Worthing, West Sussex.

The court heard how Mr Sexton had failed to respond to requests made by the fire service for information following an audit where fire safety issues had been identified.

These issues included:

No evidence of a suitable and sufficient fire risk asses

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