Fire Safety Act 2021
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| Act of Parliament | |
 Lord Greenhalgh (Lords) | |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 April 2021 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Fire Safety Act 2021 (c. 24) an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which arose out of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire and relates to fire safety in buildings in England and Wales with two or more domestic residences, making changes to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the "Fire Safety Order"). It was sponsored by the Home Office.
The bill received royal assent on 29 April 2021.[1]
The
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The Act includes the following provisions:
- those responsible for the fire safety of a building will be required to share information about its external walls with the local fire and rescue service
- building owners or managers will have to inspect flat entrance doors annually and lifts monthly, notifying the local fire and rescue service if there are any faults with the lifts
- residents of buildings with two or more flats will need to have access to evacuation and fire safety instructions provided by the building owner or manager
- a public register of fire risk assessments will be established
- future changes to be made to identify which premises are covered by the Fire Safety Order, without further primary legislation.[2]
References
- ^ Today's Conveyancer, Fire Safety Bill is given Royal Assent, published 29 April 2021, accessed 30 April 2021
- ^ a b Fire Protection Association, Fire Safety Act 2021, accessed 1 May 2021
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