Regulations
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 introduced specific fire-door information and checking duties in multi-occupied residential buildings. The frequency depends on building height and door type.
Responsible persons must check communal fire doors at least every three months. Separately, they must use best endeavours to check flat entrance fire doors at least every 12 months and retain records of the steps taken, including unsuccessful access attempts.
For buildings with two or more domestic premises and common escape parts, residents must receive fire-door safety information regardless of height. Give it to new residents as soon as reasonably practicable and repeat it for all residents at intervals not exceeding 12 months.
A routine Regulation 10 check is not necessarily a full technical compliance survey. Escalate uncertain construction, serious damage or missing evidence for competent assessment.
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