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alarm rules to save 260 lives
The measures
aim to help
prevent up to 26
deaths and 670
injuries a year.
The Government recently announced
new regulations requiring private
landlords in England to install and
check smoke alarms and, in some
instances, carbon monoxide alarms
in their properties from October
2015. These could save up to 260
lives over the next ten years.
A reminder of the importance of
smoke alarms came when a landlord
was jailed this month following a fire
in an overcrowded house with near
fatal consequences; the lack of working
smoke alarms was a major factor in
deciding on a custodial sentence.
With occupants at least four times
more likely to die in a fire in a home
where there is no working smoke alarm,
the measures aim to help prevent
up to 26 deaths and 670 injuries a
year. The draft regulations will apply
to rented premises occupied on or
after 1st October, excluding licensed
HMOs, social housing and other
residential buildings already covered by
existing regulations. Properties where
accommodation is shared with the
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landlord may also be excluded.
Once implemented, the regulations
will require a smoke alarm on every
floor where there is