To ask Her Majesty's Government what documents or notices health providers are required to display at each of the premises where they provide NHS services; and who is responsible for monitoring those requirements. [HL1721]

Health providers are required to display a variety of documents or notices at each of the premises where they provide National Health Service services. Some examples are set out below.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 covers general fire precautions and other fire safety duties needed to protect relevant persons, those being people in or around the premises. Healthcare providers are required to display signs that direct occupants to emergency exits, signs on fire doors that are required to be kept shut or kept locked, and notices that outline the action to be taken in the event of fire.

Health and safety legislation requires all United Kingdom employers to display a copy of the health and safety law notice at their workplace. This notice is designed to provide employees, and others in the premises, with information on safety legislation and list sources of further advice.

The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 SI 2007/991, amended by SI 2007/1669, SI 2007/3302 and SI 2008/647, requires that buildings with a total useful floor area over 1,000m² that are occupied in whole or part by public authorities and by institutions providing public services to a large number of persons and therefore frequently visited by those persons, display a display energy certificate (DEC). The present transitional arrangements associated with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 also allow for a site-based DEC to be displayed rather than an individual building DEC. The DEC must be placed in a prominent place clearly visible to the public and conform to the approved layout.