Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 report: Scottish Government response
The report provides an update on the work already underway in Scotland. It identifies where further action is required to support change to strengthen our systems across areas where responsibility is devolved and on reserved matters working with UK Government and other administrations.
Annex B: References
Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019) Phase 1 Report.
Scottish Government (2018) Review of the Fire Safety Regime for High-rise Domestic Buildings in Scotland.
Scottish Government (2019) Practical Fire Safety Guidance for Existing High-rise Domestic Buildings.
Scottish Government (2020) Practical Fire Safety Guidance for Existing specialised Housing and Similar Premises.
Scottish Government (2019) Strengthening Fire Safety for High-rise Domestic Buildings Public Consultation.
Scottish Government (2019) Practical Fire Safety Guidance for existing Specialised Housing and other supported domestic accommodation, public consultation.
Scottish Government (2020) High-rise Inventory: summary report.
Scottish Government, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (2019) Keeping yourself and others safe from fire in your high-rise building - Fire safety leaflet.
Scottish Government (2019) Building standards technical handbook 2019: domestic.
Scottish Government (2018) Sample testing of fire doors: letters to local authority verifiers.
British Research Establishment - BR 135 – Methods for large-scale fire testing of external wall systems are contained in BS 8414 Parts 1 and 2. The classification method and performance criteria are set out in BR 135.
British Standards
BS 9999: Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management, and use of buildings.
BS 750: Specification for underground fire hydrants and surface box frames and covers to include a description of the circumstances under which the flow coefficient to which it refers in paragraph 10.2 is to be measured.
BS 8414: A British Standard (national) large-scale test method for assessing the fire performance of external wall systems.
BS 8670-1:2024 - A set of core competence criteria covering the knowledge, skills, experience, and behaviours required to work on buildings of all types and scales.
BS 9414: A British Standard providing guidance on the interpretation of data derived from BS 8414 tests and principles for the way in which such data can be used to assess the performance of systems similar to those tested.
BS 9999: Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management, and use of buildings.
Contact
Email: colette.templeton@gov.scot