Question reference: S6W-05980
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 27 January 2022
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 February 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will clarify how the new fire and smoke alarm standards will apply to people who live in (a) independent living flats, (b) sheltered housing complexes that employ an on-site warden and (c) other forms of sheltered housing.
Answer
The new fire and smoke alarms standard applies to all homes regardless of tenure, bringing the social rented and owner-occupied standards up to the same level as private rented and new build homes.
Where specialist alarms are required, these are in addition to the alarms required to meet the new standard.