Strengthening fire safety for high rise domestic buildings: consultation

Footnotes

1 In general, a flat which is the only or principal residence of three or more people, who belong to three or more families and share a toilet, bathroom or cooking facilities will be a house in multiple occupation. HMOs require to be licensed under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

2 National Fire Chiefs Council, Guidance to support a temporary change to a simultaneous evacuation strategy in purpose-built block of flats. May 2018

3 Fire separation is a term used in Scottish building standards. In UK guides this is often included under the general concept of ‘fire compartmentation’