Question reference: S5W-31910
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 21 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to promote new fire safety standards among home owners ahead of them being introduced in February 2021.
Answer
An announcement was made on 28 March 2018 of our intention to strengthen the current standards we have in place for fire alarms. This announcement was widely reported in press, television and social media as well as housing and electrical related publications. An informative fact sheet was also made available on our website: https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-and-smoke-alarms-in-scottish-homes/
A joint awareness raising campaign will be taken forward, coordinated across Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to ensure consistency in approach in all local authority areas prior to the standard coming into force on 1 February 2021.