Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to permit Nest Protect as a valid system under the new Fire and Smoke Alarm law coming into force in February 2022.
Petitioner: Campbell Wild
Status: Closed
Date published: 23 May 2022
Click here for the full petition.
SPICe briefing (156KB, pdf) posted 22 June 2022
28 September 2022: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders, on the basis that Nest Protect alarms do not meet the requirements for a heat alarm under the relevant British Standard; and the Scottish Government and COSLA have confirmed that there are no penalties for non-compliance.
Official Report of Meeting 28 September 2022
PE1940/A: Scottish Government submission of 26 August 2022 (16KB, pdf) posted 29 August 2022
PE1940/B: Michael Clark submission of 3 August 2022 (57KB, pdf) posted 29 August 2022