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What fire safety rules and regulations are in effect right now in the UK?

Most businesses and some property owners know that they need a fire risk assessment. The problem is there are so many companies offering these services at wildly differing prices. Surely one should just go with the cheapest quote as a fire risk assessment is a fire risk assessment right?

Having a smoke detection system in your premises is a key element of your fire escape plan, as smoke can quickly spread throughout a property during a blaze. It is also often a legal requirement for your business.

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into force on 23rd January 2023 and implement the majority of the recommendations made by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry in its Phase 1 report, which required a change in the law.

Calls to regulate against the potential incompetence of people who check fire risks in buildings before the Grenfell Tower disaster were dismissed by government ministers because of an “ideological” aversion to increasing red tape, the public inquiry has heard.