WITH THE Government having opened a consultation process seeking views on proposals relating to the fire risk assessor profession, the Fire Industry Association (FIA) is responding by convening a Special Interest Group on 11 June to ensure the views of the industry are properly represented. [Read More]

MORE RESIDENTS will be kept safe in their homes and leaseholders could save hundreds of pounds each month thanks to £62.7 million in funding from the Government for fire alarms in ‘at risk’ buildings. The new Interim Measures Alarm Fund will further incentivise the installation of common fire alarms in buildings waiting for remediation works to be completed. [Read More]

THE BUILDING Safety Regulator (BSR) has issued its latest Building Control Gateway 2 update, which demonstrates a “continuing positive momentum” against a backdrop of increasing decisions, improvements from the pilot batching process for applications and a focus on existing remediation projects. [Read More]

WORKING ALONGSIDE the Building Safety Regulator, the Industry Competence Committee (ICC) has developed a set of principles for informed clients. Many clients want to do the right thing, but may not always be sure precisely what diligent, informed and proportionate client behaviour looks like in practice. [Read More]

THE CONSTRUCTION Industry Council (CIC) has written to the Secretary of State at the Department for Education in relation to new guidance which appears to reduce the level of fire suppression in schools. [Read More]

THE REGULATOR of Social Housing has published the findings of its latest survey of the fire safety of 11 metre-plus buildings in the social housing sector. Of the 17,010 relevant buildings reported, 1,924 were identified as having a life-critical fire safety defect relating to the external wall system. [Read More]

THE GOVERNMENT has set aside £70 million worth of new funding to address shortages in the building safety professions (including fire engineering) and help build circa 1.5 million new homes. [Read More]

WESTERN BUSINESS Media has announced the shortlist of finalists for this year’s edition of the Fire and Security Matters Awards, with the ceremony taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 2 July. [Read More]