UK regulations implementing Hackitt Review recommendations — fire safety obligations for multi-occupied residential buildings in England.
Get a compliance assessmentFree toolsThe Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/547) came into force on 23 January 2023. They implement recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report and the Hackitt Review for multi-occupied residential buildings.
The Regulations introduce a tiered set of obligations based on building height — with the most comprehensive requirements applying to buildings 18m+ or 7+ storeys. Key requirements include quarterly lift checks, monthly fire door inspections, and annual checks of fire doors on communal landings.
Responsible Persons for multi-occupied residential buildings must share information with the Fire and Rescue Service, display fire safety instructions in communal areas, and ensure residents receive relevant fire safety information.
Sectors and entity types within scope of Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
Comprehensive obligations — monthly fire door checks, quarterly lift checks, wayfinding signage, and evacuation alert systems.
Intermediate obligations — annual external wall assessment, fire door checks, and risk assessment record-keeping.
Basic obligations — fire safety instructions in communal areas, provision of fire safety information to residents, and risk assessment compliance.
Principal obligations under Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
High-rise residential buildings must have evacuation alert systems installed — giving fire services the ability to trigger floor-by-floor evacuation.
Visible flat identification and floor identification signage for firefighting access — required in all high-rise residential common parts.
Monthly checks of all fire doors in common areas and quarterly checks of flat entrance doors for high-rise buildings.
Responsible Persons must share building information with the FRS in a prescribed format — and update following changes.
For buildings 11m+, the responsible person must commission an assessment of the external wall system and act on findings.
All residents must receive fire safety instructions relevant to their building — including means of escape and evacuation strategy.
Fire & Life Safety Engineering — Fire strategy review, evacuation analysis, and wayfinding specification for compliance with the Regulations.
Facade Engineering — External wall system (EWS1) assessment — required for buildings 11m+ under the Regulations.
Building Readiness Assessment — Gap assessment against Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 requirements — with prioritised action plan.
Structured compliance assessments with actionable roadmaps.
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