Technical review of Approved Document B of the building regulations. Analysis of responses to the call for evidence

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2019
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Abstract

Report and analysis of the full-scale review of technical guidance included in Approved Document B - Fire Safety. The call for evidence concluded in March 2019. This summary of responses, also shares the long-term goals, highlights the need for further research and consultation, and priority issues affecting high-rise residential buildings.

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Replaces Technical review of Approved Document B of the building regulations. A call for evidence. (MHCLG, 2018). See also MHCLG Technical review of Approved Document B - workplan overview.

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  • Legal issues and management
  • Building control, England
  • Special subject areas
  • Health and safety
  • Building control
  • Fire

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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, MHCLG, Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.

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