Technical review of Approved Document B of the building regulations: a call for evidence
Call for evidence seeking views on the future technical guidance contained within Approved Document B (fire safety).
We extended the deadline for responses to this Call for Evidence to 11.45pm on 15 March 2019. This deadline was extended because a small number of respondents reported being unable to submit their response due to a technical problem. This has been resolved and we apologise for any inconvenience.
This call for evidence seeks views on the future technical guidance contained within Approved Document B (fire safety). It will be used to set the agenda, terms of reference and programme for the review and to identify what research may be needed to inform the review. The proposal is in line with the Secretary of State’s commitment to conducting a full-scale review of the guidelines commencing in the Autumn.
The department commissioned the Building Research Establishment to carry out a project on compartment size, resistance to fire and fire safety.
The project had 7 work streams - the reports are published on Gov.uk.