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Submit external wall information

Regulation 5 of The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 makes it a legal requirement for responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings in England to provide their local fire and rescue service with information about the design and materials of the building’s external walls and to inform their local fire and rescue service of any material changes made to them. 

What are the Fire Safety (England) Regulations?

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations came into place in January 2023, following the Grenfell Tower Enquiry, and place increased Fire Safety requirements upon Responsible Persons.

Three of the Regulations require the Responsible Persons of taller residential buildings to provide fire services with:

  1. Plans of their building which contain specific Fire Safety information
  2. Details of the design of the external wall system of their buildings
  3. Details of any faults to essential Fire Fighting equipment within their building which will not be resolved in 24hrs (e.g. a dry riser)

You must prepare a record of the design of the external walls of the building, including details of the materials from which they are constructed. You must provide this record to the local fire and rescue service by electronic means.

Further guidance on wall system information submissions is available via the Home Office website.

For further support, advice and guidance from NFRS, please visit our Contact Us page to find your local team who will be able to assist with this process.