A new government fire safety regime for residential buildings will cover all buildings above six storeys, and will see sprinklers banned on all buildings above 11m, the government said today.

Publishing a raft of announcements on fire safety, including the government’s response to its consultation on the creation of a whole new system of fire safety regulation, housing secretary Robert Jenrick said the new regime will apply to all buildings of six storeys or more, even when they are below 18m in height.

Previously the government had said the new regime, which will be governed by a wholly new Building Safety Regulator with beefed up powers to ensure safe working, will only cover buildings at or above 18m in height.

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