Consultation outcome

Domestic smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Published: 17 November 2020
• Last updated: 23 November 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Domestic smoke and carbon monoxide alarms: proposals to extend regulations – government response

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Detail of outcome

This document sets out the government response to the consultation and describes what will happen next.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on proposals to extend the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015.

This consultation ran from
17 November 2020 to 11:45pm on 11 January 2021

Consultation description

This consultation seeks views on:

a. Amending the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 to require social landlords to ensure at least one smoke alarm is installed on each storey of the premises on which there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation.

b. Amending the statutory guidance (Approved Document J) supporting Part J of the Building Regulations to require that carbon monoxide alarms are fitted alongside the installation of fixed combustion appliances of any fuel type (excluding gas cookers).

c. Amending the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 to require private and social landlords to install a carbon monoxide alarm in any room used as living accommodation where a fixed combustion appliance is used (excluding gas cookers).

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Domestic smoke and carbon monoxide alarms: proposals to extend regulations

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Published 17 November 2020
Last updated 23 November 2021 + show all updates

1. 23 November 2021

   Added the government's response.

2. 24 November 2020

   Amended broken link to the online survey.

3. 17 November 2020

   First published.