Amendments to the Approved documents. Approved document B: Fire safety. September 2024. Taking effect on 2 March 2025. (For use in England)
Building Regulations 2010: Approved Documents B 2025 amendments
Document Status
Withdrawn, Document not available for download
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Building Regulations 2010: Approved Documents
Abstract
Introduces changes to fire safety provision, covering Regulation 38 and fire safety information; the removal of national classes for reaction to fire and roofs; and new provisions for sprinklers in care homes.
History
Superseded by: Fire safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments and forthcoming 2025, 2026 and 2029 changes (For use in England) and Fire safety - Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings. 2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments and forthcoming 2025, 2026 and 2029 changes (For use in England) (both HM Government, 2025). This document contains amendments to the following Approved Document: Approved Document B: Fire safety. Volume 1 - Dwellings. Volume 2 - Buildings other than dwellings. 2019 edition incorporating the 2020 and 2022 amendments. The changes will take effect from 2 March 2025, when they will be incorporated into the main Approved Documents B volumes 1 and 2. The 2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendment will continue to apply where a building notice or an initial notice has been given to, or a building control approval application with full plans made to, the relevant authority before 2 March 2025 and either the building work to which it relates has started and is sufficiently progressed before that day, or is started and is sufficiently progressed within the period of 6 months beginning on that day.
Subjects
- Fire
- Building control
- Fire control
- Means of escape
- Building control, England
- Special subject areas
- Legal issues and management
Information
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