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Fire doors regulations UK: England's three documents, and why the register records the nation per building

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Fire doors regulations UK is a phrase that hides a boundary: fire safety law is devolved, and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 with their Regulation 10 check frequencies apply in England only. This page sets out the English rules, cited below, and says what a responsible person with buildings elsewhere in the UK has to record differently. The fire door regulations register on this site records the nation per building so the right rule is applied to each.

England: the Order, the Regulations, the Approved Document

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 for the risk assessment and maintenance duties. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, Regulation 10, for quarterly common-part and annual flat entrance door checks in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres, as the Home Office fact sheet states. Approved Document B for where fire doors are required in building work.

The rest of the UK: record the nation

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have their own fire safety legislation and building standards, and Regulation 10 does not apply there. A portfolio that crosses a border has two rule sets, and the register on this site records the nation per building and the frequency chosen for it, with the source. This page does not state the devolved rules; the register holds the reference the responsible person enters.

What is the same everywhere

The doorset has to be the fire door the building's design calls for, installed as certified and kept in working order, and a record of checks and repairs is the evidence in any nation. The certification, installation and repairs records and the inspection checklist on this site are used the same way in every building.

What the register is for

Building, nation, height, use, whether Regulation 10 applies, the frequency and its source: one row per building, so a team with a mixed portfolio never applies England's quarterly rule to a building where it does not run, nor misses it where it does. IgnisTrack lists £49 per user per month on its pricing page, cited below; DoorsetBook Pro is £49 per month for the whole building portfolio.

Questions people ask about fire doors regulations UK

Does Regulation 10 apply in Wales?

No; it is England only. Wales has its own fire safety law, and the register records that per building.

Are the check items the same UK-wide?

The fact sheet's list is England's; it is a sound list anywhere, and the risk assessment in the other nations sets the check.

Is the register free?

Yes, without an account. Keeping the checks per building is the paid product.

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