Scottish Building Regulations: Proposed review of fire safety topics including Cameron House Hotel recommendations:
Fire safety risks in traditional buildings used as hotels, review of current provision on fire suppression, combustible cladding and other issues
The Scottish Government issued a consultation in December 2024 to consider changes to the standards and processes set within The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (as amended) and other published guidance documents to improve provisions addressing fire safety.
The consultation seeks to obtain the views and opinions of stakeholders on a review of building standards relating to the fire safety of historic buildings converted for hotel use and several other specific fire safety issues, to help ensure the safety of people in and around Scotland's buildings.
The consultation is a lengthy document; it includes aspects that would affect the social housing sector, including (but not limited to):
- 2.3 Amending the scope of application of mandatory standard 2.15 ‘Automatic Fire Suppression Systems’ to extensions of and conversions to flats, maisonettes or social housing dwellings.
- 2.5 Miscellaneous fire safety issues
- 2.5.2. Low level emergency lighting
- 2.5.3. External premises information plates
- 2.5.4. Clause 2.7.1 of the Domestic and Non-domestic Technical Handbook (External wall cladding systems ECWS)
- 2.5.5. Regulation 8(4) and exemptions to European Classification A1 and A2 components that form part of an external wall cladding system
- 2.5.6. Exit width from rooms in non-domestic buildings
- 2.5.8. BS EN 13637:2015 Electrically controlled exit systems for use on escape routes
The full consultation information can be found here.
Responding to this consultation
This consultation runs for 12 weeks from 13 December 2024 with responses to this consultation to be received by 7 March 2025.
Please respond to this consultation using the Scottish Government consultations Hub - Citizen Space .