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Building Regulations 2010 (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024. New Approved Document B (Fire safety) to support enhanced fire safety
Publication Year
2024
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Comprises a circular letter to Chief Executives detailing amendments to Approved Document B (ADB) 2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments, due to come into effect on 30 September 2024. Recommendations for a second staircase are to be introduced for blocks of flats with a storey 18m or more in height. Other changes include: evacuation lifts and definitions for evacuation shaft, evacuation lift lobby, interlocked stair and storey exit.
Document History
Issued as part of the: Building regulations: circulars collection initially published by DCLG, continued by MHCLG and DLUHC: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/building-regulations-circulars. Issued: 29 March 2024.
Publisher Information
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) was a UK Government department with responsibility for communities throughout the UK, with local investment supporting growth, creating jobs, delivering housing, overseeing local government, planning and building safety. They were previously known as the MHCLG, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.
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