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Buildings: Fires

Commons · Question 79084 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 16 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency in enforcement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 across different Fire and Rescue Authorities.

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 16 Oct 2025

The department works with the National Fire Chiefs Council to update national guidance and support fire and rescue services’ protection departments to enforce our fire safety laws effectively. The department recently issued a guidance supplement updating ...