DLUHC Consultation Response

The London Assembly Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning (FREP) Committee has today responded to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)’s consultation on sprinklers in care homes, removal of national classes, and staircases in residential homes. 

The Committee’s response draws on evidence from sessions with the London Fire Brigade (LFB) and Deputy Mayor for Fire & Resilience (DMFR) and others. Transcripts of these can be found here.

The Committee broadly welcomes the proposals set out in the consultation, which will establish building safety standards that are urgently needed and should offer better protection for residents of high-rise residential buildings and care homes.