Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: fire door guidance
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
Provides information on conducting routine checks on fire doors by Responsible Persons, as required by the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, Regulation 10. Covers: what the law requires, the role of fire doors, information for residents on what to do and routine checking of fire doors.
History
Published by: MHCLG and Home Office. Supersedes: Guidance. Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. A simple guide to fire doors for Responsible Persons: how to conduct routine checks and provide information to residents (Home Office, 2023). Last updated: 8 August 2025 - Added new foreword, amended text in sections 2.4, 6.7, and box at the end of the guidance. Document type: guidance. First published: 19 January 2023.
Subjects
- Windows and doors
- Fire Doors
- Special subject areas
- Fire
- Doors
- Fire control
Publisher History
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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NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
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