The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has confirmed it will introduce primary legislation to regulate the fire engineering profession, aimed at strengthening public safety and raising professional accountability.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served a fire enforcement notice after identifying “significant fire safety shortfalls” at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site.

Birmingham City Council has successfully prosecuted a company for failing to comply with an improvement notice relating to fire safety measures in a residential high-rise.

On Friday 4 July, the government published The Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025

Risk management in a post-Grenfell world requires profound cultural change, says Hans Mitchell.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has recalled from the UK market a timber product used for construction sheeting after it was found not to consistently achieve the declared reaction to fire performance.

A huge fire inside a multi-storey car park at Luton Airport could have been put out faster if a suitable sprinkler system had been installed, a report has concluded.

Changes to regulations mean sprinklers must now be included in new buildings but not existing care homes. By Will Mann and Cristina Lago.

The Grenfell Inquiry has published today (4 September) its second and final report into the fire in the residential tower that killed 72 people on 14 June 2017. The 1,700-page…

Southwark Council has told residents of a large social housing estate in Peckham that they need to move out following fire safety concerns. A recent fire risk assessment of the…

A leading construction safety body has raised concerns about fire safety competence in care home settings, following two serious incidents.

Lack of attention to firestopping can have devasting consequences. In this article, Craig Wells, sales director at Quelfire, discusses how it can be improved through early engagement and standardised processes

The fire which caused the partial collapse of a car park at London Luton Airport last week shows why sprinklers should be a requirement, a fire safety organisation has said.

Housing secretary Michael Gove has sent Camden Council a stern letter after fire safety breaches were discovered in thousands of homes across the London borough.

Improving safety in the industry requires more than regulation. It requires moral leadership and a willingness to challenge unethical behaviour at every turn, says Paul Nash.

Fire chiefs have warned that the ambition to build homes quickly and sustainably using modern methods of construction (MMC) should not come at the expense of building safety.

Fire chiefs have warned that the ambition to build homes quickly and sustainably using modern methods of construction (MMC) should not come at the expense of building safety.

A group of contractors has called for a ban on the use of polyisocyanurate (PIR)-based insulation for internal applications.