Government publishes response to fire safety consultation

The Home Office has published its response to the public consultation on fire safety that ran from July to October 2020. It provides a summary of the responses received and sets out the next steps the government will take to strengthen fire safety for all regulated buildings which include:

• legislating through the Building Safety Bill to strengthen the Fire Safety Order in a number of key areas
• delivering new regulations through Article 24 of the Fire Safety Order in response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report recommendations
• implementing changes to improve engagement between building control bodies and fire and rescue services

Fire safety: government response

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