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  2. Building regulations in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (FSER22) are retrospective and require existing and new residential buildings (with more than two flats) to have minimum fire safety management records and fire safety facilities (a recommendation of phase 1 of 2021 report of the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry.) The FSER22 are enforced by each county ...

  3. History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom

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    The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/547) introduce new duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 for building owners or managers (responsible persons). The regulations mandate that Responsible Parties in multi-level residential dwellings take appropriate actions depending on the building's height.

  4. Secure information box - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Secure information boxes have been a mandatory requirement for high-rise residential buildings in England since January 2023 under Regulation 4 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. [1]

  5. Fire services in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    2022: Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 were introduced, which implement most of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations. The law came in force from 23 January 2023, and form part of a package of fire safety measures that the UK government delivered following the Grenfell Tower fire to protect the public from potential fire hazards. [11]

  6. United Kingdom cladding crisis - Wikipedia

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    The amendment, based on the polluter pays principle and Part IIA of the Environment Protection Act 1990, requires builders to pay remediation costs if their buildings were not compliant with building regulations in force at the time of construction. [non-primary source needed] The Fire Safety Bill received royal assent on 29 April 2021. [52]

  7. List of fires in high-rise buildings - Wikipedia

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    November 26, 2022 11 2022 Ürümqi fire: The Kimpton 175 m Hong Kong Hong Kong: March 2, 2023 0 Occurred during construction Unnamed Apartment Block Hanoi Vietnam: September 12, 2023 56 2023 Hanoi building fire: Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower: 65.72 m Khartoum Sudan: September 17, 2023 Unknown Occurred during War in Sudan (2023 ...

  8. Building control body - Wikipedia

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    A building control body is an organisation authorised by the Building Act 1984 (as amended 1 October 2023 by the Building Safety Act 2022) to control building work that is subject to the Building Regulations in England and Wales (similar systems are provided in Northern Ireland, and in Scotland where the term 'building standards' is used.

  9. Building Act 1984 - Wikipedia

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    The Building Act 1984 permits detailed regulations to be made by the UK Secretary of State and/or the Welsh Ministers (of the Senedd). The building regulations made under the Building Act 1984 have been periodically updated, rewritten or consolidated, with the latest and current version being the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/490).