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In a recent letter the Head of the National Resilience and Fire Unit has confirmed the Government’s intent to bring into law, mandatory competence requirements for fire risk assessors, to be independently verified by a UKAS-accredited certification body and overseen by a regulator
The Fire Sector Confederation welcomes the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report and sees its wholesale acceptance of the majority of the recommendations as a positive step forward. However, the practical application of nine recommendations remains in question, as further consideration is required. We all bear a responsibility to the families …
The Government has responsed in a statement made to the House of Commons today regarding the Grenfell Inquiry Final Report. The Government has also published an open consultation Green Paper to seek views on a package of proposals for reform of the Construction Products regime:
Dear Stakeholder, You may already be aware of the statement made last week in Parliament by the Prime Minister in response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report recommendation to bring responsibility for fire safety under one Secretary of State. The statement confirmed that responsibility for fire will move from the Home Office to …
The Fire Sector Federation has become a registered UK charity and will now be known as the Fire Sector Confederation. The move is a key element of the Confederation’s strategic plan to become a public interest enterprise and underscores the organisation’s commitment to impartiality and freedom from dominance of any single stakeholder or interest group. …
OPSS has published the resulting research to aid understanding issues relating to e-bikes. The research explores: The research report and an update on OPSS e-Bike and e-Scooter safety activity can be found here:
A video update has recently been posted in the Members area of the current BSI fire standards work.
The Home Office published on 2 December 2025 a full response to the 2022 consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs), which have featured in both the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report and the Final Report. Originally known as EEIS+ and now refered to as Residential PEEPs, as opposed to workplace PEEPs, the detailed …
The OPSS Delivery Report 2023 – 2024 has just been published and can be found here. To accompany the Report OPSS have also produced an impact video.
The Fire Sector Federation has long advocated a more integrated and collaborative approach to fire safety in the UK that facilitates better knowledge-sharing. As part of that philosophy, the Federation has developed a new initiative, the Fire Consultation Forum, to enhance the sharing of information and collaborative responses within the fire safety sector. This informal but …