Your guide to Fire & Carbon Monoxide Legislation in Northern Ireland & Scotland
Legislation in Northern Ireland
The government have announced an update to Section 8: Private tenancies act (NI). These new fire and safety standards ensure all households including homeowners, private landlords and social housing are protected against fire and carbon monoxide.
Legislation in Scotland
Following the Grenfell Tower fire in London the Scottish Government announced new fire and safety standards to ensure all households including homeowners, private landlords and social housing are protected against fire and carbon monoxide.
From the 1st September 2024 the new legislation requires all households in NI, and from the 1st February 2022 households in Scotland need to have atleast:
- One Smoke alarm installed in the room most frequently used for general daytime living purposes
- One Smoke alarm in every circulation space on each storey, such as hallways and landing
- One Heat Alarm installed in every kitchen
- A Carbon monoxide alarm where there is a solid fuel burning appliance such as boilers, fires (including open fires,) heaters and stoves or a flue.
Where to install your alarms
Homeowners in NI & Scotland who do not comply could be subject to comments about the properties non-compliance on any home report or receive an order from the relevant Local Authority requesting that they bring the property up to standard and follow the legislation. Housing associations whose properties are not compliant by the effective date will have action taken against them.
Allowance has been made to permit tamper proof long-life lithium battery alarms to be installed or mains-operated alarms with battery backup. Regardless of the type installed all smoke and heat alarms must be interlinked and ceiling mounted.
It is the property owner’s responsibility to meet this new legislation. Households that already have alarms fitted need to ensure that they are interlinked so they will be alerted immediately no matter where the fire starts.
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