What will the Worcester Park fire mean for fire regs?

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Andrew Mellor looks at the latest implications for ever-evolving fire safety legislation

MHCLG has recently published yet another consultation document which proposes further changes to the guidance in Approved Document B (fire) for England, related to residential buildings.

It is therefore likely that we will have the third revised publication of ADB within a 12-month period, with the newest version potentially being published at the end of this year or early next year.

It is becoming difficult to keep up with all the changes to Building Regulations, Approved Documents and Guidance Notes.

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