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The new Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 come into effect in January 2023. This will create new responsibilities for ensuring the safety in high rise buildings.

The new legislation makes it clear that in any high rise building the external walls, and any attachments to it, are covered by the Order.

This means that those responsible for building must ensure that the fire risk assessment considers the external walls and attachments.

Use this form to tell us about external walls and coverings on high rise buildings.

External Wall Information

Building Identification
Responsible person
Timber Construction
Are structural timber systems used in the construction of the external walls?
Masonry Construction
Are the external walls constructed from masonry materials?
Is there any form of cladding or finish present over the outer masonry layer? *
Select external facing materials present over the outer masonry layer *
Select materials used for insulation between external facing material and masonry layer *
Are these walls likely to ignite and spread fire easily? * Consideration should be given to the combustibility of the external facing material, combustibility of any insulation, and any defects with the design and construction methods (such as issues with cavity barriers).
In some instances, the risk of external fire spread will be uniform across a building, in others, the risk will be limited to areas where specific materials have been used (for example, certain floors or elevations).
Alternative External Wall Systems

Although only presented once below, the questions in this section should be answered once for each different external wall system incorporated into the building design. This is to allow clear differentiation between multiple external wall systems and their associated risk.

Select the external facing material *
Select material used for insulation *
Is this external wall system likely to ignite and spread fire easily? * Consideration should be given to the combustibility of the external facing material, combustibility of any insulation, and any defects with the design and construction methods (e.g., issues with cavity barriers).
Do you need to add another external wall system? *
Select the external facing material *
Select material used for insulation *
Is this external wall system likely to ignite and spread fire easily? * Consideration should be given to the combustibility of the external facing material, combustibility of any insulation, and any defects with the design and construction methods (e.g., issues with cavity barriers).
Do you need to add another external wall system? *
Select the external facing material *
Select material used for insulation *
Is this external wall system likely to ignite and spread fire easily? * Consideration should be given to the combustibility of the external facing material, combustibility of any insulation, and any defects with the design and construction methods (e.g., issues with cavity barriers).
Do you need to add another external wall system? *
Select the external facing material *
Select material used for insulation *
Is this external wall system likely to ignite and spread fire easily? *
Do you need to add another external wall system? *
Select the external facing material *
Select material used for insulation *
Is this external wall system likely to ignite and spread fire easily? *
Wall Attachments and Features
Does the building include any of the following attachments - Select all that apply *
Risk and Mitigation
Following the buildings fire risk assessment, was a further fire risk appraisal of the external walls required? *
What is the overall level of risk of fire spread due to the design and construction of the external walls? *
What actions have been taken to mitigate the risk relating to the external wall? *
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