UK fire safety legislation, British Standards and statutory guidance. RRO, BSA 2022, BS 5839/9999/9991, Approved Document B and their equivalents across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Professional discussion for fire safety practitioners working in Regulations & Compliance.
Start here — Regulations & Standards
Welcome to the regs room. This is where the industry reads, argues about, and sometimes swears at the documents that actually govern the work: the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) O…
Welcome to Regulations & Compliance
The home for questions about legal requirements, enforcement, and compliance — the Fire Safety (England) Regulations, the Building Safety Act, Approved Document B, and everything e…
Is your FRA methodology actually BSA 2022 compliant yet?
Everyone says yes on paper. In practice — updated templates, updated evidence capture, updated responsibility mapping? Honest answers only.
BS 9991 vs BS 9999 on mixed-use — how are you choosing?
Residential-over-commercial podium blocks are throwing up a familiar argument: do you sit the whole building under 9991 (residential-led) or 9999 (general)? Interested in where pra…
Approved Doc B 2019 vs the BSA regime — anyone reconciling?
Specifying to ADB on a new build that will be an HRB under BSA. The two have overlapping but not identical requirements. What's your project documentation actually citing?
Scottish Fire Safety Direction 2022 for cross-border estates
Client with English HQ but a Glasgow depot. The Direction obviously applies to the site, but how are you handling the different common-parts duty-holder obligations on the same ris…
PAS 9980 revision rumours
Hearing conflicting things about a 2026 revision. Anyone closer to BSI with a view on whether the scope or methodology changes in a way that affects ongoing FRAEW work?
Enforcement notices and alteration notices — experiences
For anyone who has been involved with an enforcement notice, prohibition notice, or alteration notice — what was the process actually like? How was the case opened Timeline from fi…
Building Safety Act — "in scope" confusion
I keep seeing confusion over what counts as a "higher-risk building" for the purposes of the Building Safety Act and what obligations kick in. Quick refresher: 18m or 7 storeys+ At…
Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 — real-world enforcement
The Regulations came into force 23 January 2023. Over two years in now, what is your experience of enforcement? Specifically: Are Responsible Persons actually providing the require…
