The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, made the following statement in both Houses yesterday (05/09/19):

“I updated the House today in an Oral Statement on the Government's progress on building safety and set out this administration’s approach.

As set out in the Statement, I am consulting on changes to fire safety regulations for new-build blocks of flats. We will seek to commit to requiring sprinkler systems as standard in a wider range of new flats.

We will also consult on requiring better signs and evacuation alert systems to support effective firefighting. A link to the consultation document ‘Sprinklers and other fire safety measures in new high-rise blocks of flats’ is here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/sprinklers-and-other-fire-safety-measures-in-new-high-rise-blocks-of-flats

and I will deposit copies of this consultation in the Library of the House.”

The consultation "Sprinklers and other fire safety measures in new high-rise blocks of flats" is open for responses from 05/09/19 - 28/11/19 (closing at 11:45pm).