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Fire Safety Policy

Fire Safety Policy covers regulatory and design standards for fire prevention and safety across buildings, including schools, multi-storey car parks, and residential properties. The Home Office leads policy development with focus on automatic suppression systems, lithium-ion battery safety, and local authority planning coordination. Active bills address car park safety and battery fire risks, with ongoing guidance updates on building standards and fire safety regulations.

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24 Mar 2025 | Written question Home Office linked

Fire and Rescue Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to establish a national structure to set national standards across the UK Fire Service. Answer: The Government funds the independent Fire Standards Board (FSB) …

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19 Nov 2023 | Written evidence linked

In written evidence, the London Fire Brigade expressed concern that many schools are continuing to be built, or are undergoing major refurbishment, without automatic fire suppression systems (such as sprinklers), contrary to the ‘expectation’ set out in Building Bulletin 100: Design for fire safety in schools, published in 2007.50 Zurich UK made a similar point, giving an example of a fire at a school in Derbyshire, where the cost of remedial work far exceeded the cost of a sprinkler system t...

In written evidence, the London Fire Brigade expressed concern that many schools are continuing to be built, or are undergoing major refurbishment, without automatic fire suppression systems (such as sprinklers), contrary to the ‘expectation’ set out in Building Bulletin 100: …

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18 Feb 2022 | Written question Home Office linked

Electric Scooters: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department plans to issue to housing associations and local authorities on the safe storage of e-scooters in the context of recent fires involving those scooters. Answer: The …

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4 Feb 2022 | Written question Home Office linked

Electric Scooters: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department is providing to local authorities and housing associations on the safe storage of e-scooters, in response to recent fires. Answer: The Home Office has a programme …

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