The Local Government Group has recently published new fire safety guidance tailored to purpose-built blocks of flats.
There are three main pieces of legislation that govern fire safety – Building Regulations, the Housing Act 2004 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Building Regulations provide for fire safety measures when a block of flats is first designed and constructed. However, these Regulations provide no ongoing control for the maintenance of these measures once the building is constructed and only have further effect when material alterations are proposed. Read the rest of this entry »
