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The safety of people living in high-rise flats across Scotland is the focus of a new public consultation launched by the Scottish Government. Forming part of the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017, the consultation calls for views on how to simplify the guidance

New rules to reduce deaths in household fires will see improved standards introduced for fire and smoke alarms in all homes in Scotland from 2021, the Scottish Government has announced. Under the regulations, every home in the country must have a smoke alarm fitted in the living room or lounge, and

Fire safety and building compliance contractors across Scotland are being invited to help registered social landlords (RSLs) meet new higher standards to protect properties from smoke and fire, introduced in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster in London. Interested parties can apply to become &l

Sound alerts for evacuation in high rise buildings and extending the mandatory installation of sprinklers in new flats are among a raft of new safety measures to be introduced next year in Scotland in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The new building standards legislation will also reduce the

James Brokenshire The UK Government has released funding to remove and replace unsafe cladding on high-rise homes in England owned by social landlords.

Ashley Campbell CIH Scotland has welcomed a review of fire safety standards and the need to ensure that recent incidents in Edinburgh, leading to the death of a school pupil, and the Grenfell fire are not repeated.

Fife Council has reassured its tenants that cladding on its high-rise buildings is safe after an investigation found that some buildings do not meet the recommendations of Scottish Government fire safety experts. A working group appointed by the government in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy in June

The Glasgow Harbour site which contains the Taylor Wimpey flats Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has set aside £30 million to replace unsafe cladding installed on its developments, including flats at Glasgow Harbour.

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart The Scottish Government has announced legislation to make sprinkler systems compulsory in new social housing.

James Brokenshire The UK government has announced a consultation on banning the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings which are 18 metres or over.

New Gorbals Housing Association has thanked the emergency services for a "prompt and professional" response to a high-rise fire in Glasgow yesterday morning. The fire began in a kitchen in a top floor property at 12 Commercial Court and made national newspaper headlines as it fell on the anniversary

The Scottish Government has announced a consultation on tougher building safety standards to coincide with the first anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people. Vigils are set to take place across Scotland today and this weekend to commemorate those who lost their lives in the dis

Vigils are set to take place across Scotland this week to commemorate a year since the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people died. Silent walks are taking place in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee on Thursday 14 June to coincide with the silent walk in London, which is expected to attract over a thou

Kevin Stewart Companies removing combustible cladding from their buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy should have their VAT waived by the UK government, Scottish Ministers have said.

Image by Brandon Leon – Flickr: Day 25: Fire Sprinkler, CC BY-SA 2.0 Proposals for mandatory fire sprinklers in new-build social housing have been met with overwhelming public support, Scottish Labour has revealed.