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Government “must not be complacent” towards fire safety in prisons
05 November 2026
IN ITS 41-page report Fire Safety in Prisons, published on 5 November, the Justice and Home Affairs Committee warns of the high risk of fire currently associated with prisons. The House of Lords Committee has called for greater transparency and action by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), stronger oversight of HMPPS by inspectorate bodies and also a review of the Crown Immunity of prisons. [Read More]
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Leading fire safety bodies call for mandatory third party certification
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BAFE, THE Fire Industry Association (FIA) and the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) have joined forces in calling on the Government to make independent third party certification mandatory for verifying the competence of fire safety providers alongside establishing a single authoritative register of appropriately certificated organisations. [Read More]
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