Building Act 1984. Building Regulations 2010. New Approved Document B. Volume 1: Dwellings. Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings
Circular 01/2020
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Circular
Abstract
Presents the formal announcement for amendments to Approved Document B (Fire safety) 2019 edition, volume 1: Dwellings and volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings, which will come into force on 26 November 2020 and applies to buildings and building work in England.
History
Issued as part of the: Building regulations: circulars collection initially published by DCLG and now continued by MHCLG: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/building-regulations-circulars. Issued: 26 May 2020. Annex A contains the Notice of approval of revision of documents giving practical guidance with respect to the requirements of the Building Regulations 2010. Annex B contains the Notice of withdrawal of approval of documents giving practical guidance with respect to the requirements of the Building Regulations 2010.
Subjects
- Health and safety
- Legal issues and management
- Building control
- Building control, England
- Special subject areas
- Fire
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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