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Residential fire safety gives guidance around requirements for fire safety measures in multi-occupancy residential premises, high-rise blocks or buildings over 11 metres in height.
In this section, we cover regulations and guidance for responsible persons, landlords and building owners related to fire safety for residential premises that are:
From January 23 2023, new regulations will come into force under Article 24 of the Fire Safety Order, which applies in England, and govern steps and guidance that a responsible person for a premises needs to take or follow to ensure fire safety in residential premises that meet the above specifications.
These regulations, introduced under article 24 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (Fire Safety Order), implement the majority of those recommendations made to the government in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report which require a change in the law.
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (the Regulations) have been introduced as an important step towards implementing the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report. The Regulations are being introduced under Article 24 of the Fire Safety Order and will come into force on 23 January 2023.
The Regulations apply to England only. The Regulations can be found on the UK Government website.
Most of the requirements set out in the Regulations are imposed on the responsible person (RP), which RPs need to plan and prepare for ahead of the Regulations coming into force.
The regulations require RPs in multi-occupied residential buildings to take specific actions, depending on the height of the building.
A video by the National Fire Chiefs Council explaining the regulations is available below.
Based on government guidance, we've outlined the steps below for each building type affected by the regulations and the regulations or steps that must be taken for that premises type. This is a basic representation only and we recommend responsible persons visit the government Regulations page for the full details.
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Residential buildings with 2 or more domestic premises with common areas.
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Information to residents - fire safety instructions
Information to residents - fire doors*
Residential buildings between 11 metres and 17.9 metres in height.
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Information to residents - fire safety instructions
Information to residents - fire doors*
Fire door checks
Residential buildings above 18 metres in height.
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Information to residents - fire safety instructions
Information to residents - fire doors*
Fire door checks
Secure information box
Design and materials of external walls
Floor plans and building plan
Lifts and firefighting equipment
Wayfinding signage
Please note: fire door requirements differ for buildings above and below 11 metres in height.
It is the responsibility of a responsible person of any tall residential building (18m and above) to provide West Midlands Fire Service with specific information. This includes plans, details of external wall systems and faults. Please see the 'Submitting your property details to us' section below for details.
In high-rise residential buildings, responsible persons will be required to:
In residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres in height, responsible persons will be required to:
In all multi-occupied residential buildings with two or more sets of domestic premises, responsible persons will be required to:
If you're the responsible person for a property and need to submit your property details to us, please use the form in this section to do so.
If you've submitted your details to us already and we've provided you with login details, you can log in to our online portal below.
You will not be able to log in to the portal until we've processed the addresses you've sent us. You will receive a confirmation email with your portal login information once we've processed your submissions.
Responsible Person Property PortalWhile we've put the basic regulations and requirements on this page, we've put together a range of links to official government guidance regulations and other pages on our website that will help responsible persons meet the requirements outlined above.
Fire Risk Assessment Prioritisation ToolFire Safety Regulations Fact SheetFire Safety (England) Regulations 2022