Guidance

Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: fire doors

How to conduct routine checks on fire doors and provide information to residents.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Home Office
• Published: 19 January 2023
• Last updated: 8 August 2025 — See all updates

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Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: fire door guidance (accessible)

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Fire doors checklist (accessible)

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Fire doors checklist

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This guide is aimed at Responsible Persons carrying out simple checks on a fire door.

It is based on the assumption that the fire risk assessment has already assessed the suitability of the fire doors.

This guide has been published by the Secretary of State under Article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) to help Responsible Persons in meeting their duties under the FSO.

The PDF version of the ‘Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: fire door guidance’ is in the process of being updated. Please use the accessible HTML version of the guide until the updated PDF version is available.

The Building Safety Act 2022 requires the Building Safety Regulator to keep the safety and standard of buildings under review; Building Regulations or Approved Documents can then be updated as needed.

Published 19 January 2023

Last updated 8 August 2025 + show all updates

1. 8 August 2025

   Fire door guidance: Added new foreword, amended text in sections 2.4, 6.7, and box at the end of the guidance. Fire doors checklist: Added clarification to strips and seals point.

2. 25 October 2023

   Added pdf version of 'Fire Safety (England)'.

3. 5 October 2023

   Updated the fire door checklist document.

4. 18 September 2023

   Clarified the Article 50 status of the guide.

5. 24 July 2023

   The guidance on flat entrance doors has been amended.

6. 20 July 2023

   Added 2 paragraphs to the start of the guide.

7. 28 February 2023

   Added new images to the guidance.

8. 15 February 2023

   Removed images as not needed.

9. 19 January 2023

   First published.