New updates to Approved Document B (Fire Safety) to support enhanced fire safety
Circular Letter 02/09/2024
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Circular Letter
Abstract
Announces three amendment booklets containing changes to the guidance for Approved Document B, due to come into effect under transitional arrangements in 2025, 2026 and 2029. The 2025 changes relate to Circular 03/2024, come into force 02/03/2025, focus on removing references to BS 476 reaction to fire and new guidance for sprinklers in care homes. The 2026 changes are detailed in Circular 04/2024, come into force 30/09/2026, and relate to the requirements for a second staircase in residential buildings 18m+ (these were indicated by Circular 01/2024, issued in March 2024). The final booklet relates to the 2029 amendments, due to come into force 02/09/2029 and involve the removal of references to BS 476 in relation to fire resistance.
History
Issued as part of the: Building regulations: circular letters collection initially published by DCLG and now continued by MHCLG: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/building-regulations-circulars. Circular letter converted to pdf from html: dated 02 September 2024.
Subjects
- Fire
- Building control
- Building control, England
- Legal issues and management
- Special subject areas
- Health and safety
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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