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Riley John HOLT and 3 others · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 17 Nov 2020•Staffordshire South

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Published report and response evidence

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Concerns
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Recipients
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Responses found
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Stated actions
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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Failure of children under 16, particularly boys, to respond to conventional smoke alarms
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  1. Action

    Conduct a full technical review of building-regulation standards, including consideration of smoke alarms and sprinklers.

    Stated by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentStatus unclearThe respondent did not make the status of this action clear when they made their response on 24 December 2020.

Source evidence

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure of children under 16, particularly boys, to respond to conventional smoke alarms

Wider context from the report

“During the course of the evidence about these sad deaths it was reported that children under the age of 16 (and particularly boys) do not respond to conventional smoke alarms. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Conduct a full technical review of building-regulation standards, including consideration of smoke alarms and sprinklers.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Government are committed to bringing about the biggest change in building safety for a generation. Part of that programme of work is a full technical review of the standards that support building regulations; the important issues of smoke alarms and sprinklers will, of course, be considered as part of that review.”

Source location

2020-0236-Response-from-Secretary-of-State-for-Housing-Communities-and-Local-Government_Redacted.pdf
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Published 24 December 2020

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