Fire Safety Act 2021
Information about the commencement of the Fire Safety Act and how it affects Responsible Persons and others.
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The Fire Safety Act
The Fire Safety Act clarifies the scope of the Fire Safety Order to make clear it applies to the structure, external walls (including cladding and balconies) and individual flat entrance doors between domestic premises and the common parts of a multi-occupied residential building.
If you are a Responsible Person, you must consider these parts when conducting fire risk assessments, if you have not done so already.
More detail is contained in the factsheets and guidance on this page.
Updates to this page
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Amendment and removal of relevant guidance to reflect closure of the Fire Risk Assessment Prioritisation Tool.
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Updates made to 'Fire Safety Act 2021 factsheet: Information on commencement of sections 1 and 3 of the Fire Safety Act' as the Fire Risk Assessment Prioritisation Tool is now available.
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First published.