Fire safety: risk prioritisation in existing buildings - summary of responses to the call for evidence

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 2022
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Abstract

Provides a high-level summary of responses which came in from the call for evidence on research to develop the evidence base on fire safety risk in buildings. The information has been used for policy development of the department and supports the ongoing full technical review of Approved Document B.

History

Supersedes MHCLG Fire safety: risk prioritisation in existing buildings. A call for evidence. Issued June 2022. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fire-safety-risk-prioritisation-in-existing-buildings-a-call-for-evidence.

Subjects

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

Publisher History

Now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) was a UK Government department with responsibility for communities throughout the UK, with local investment supporting growth, creating jobs, delivering housing, overseeing local government, planning and building safety. They were previously known as the MHCLG, the 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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