8 items published in 2026. Round-ups are kept unedited, so they still say what was true at the time.
Published 20 July 2026
Approved Document B Volume 1 will recommend a second staircase in blocks of flats with a storey 18 m or more, with an eighteen-month transitional period.
Published 6 July 2026
OPSS recalled the UNU E-Moped Scooter Classic after brigade investigators found the manufacturer had recalled it in Europe but not in the UK.
Published 9 April 2026
Guidance for responsible persons was updated on the day the evacuation plan regulations came into force, setting out identification, assessment and information-sharing steps.
Published 8 April 2026
An inspection campaign targeting building owners, landlords and tradespeople, checking management plans, training and the arrangements for work liable to disturb asbestos.
Published 1 April 2026
A dated record of what changed in March 2026 across fire and health & safety regulation, kept unedited as a record of the month.
Published 27 March 2026
The Building Safety Regulator and MHCLG consulted on changes to external wall guidance, combustible structural elements and evacuation lifts, closing on 1 July 2026.
Published 24 March 2026
The code of practice for fire-resisting and smoke control doors has been revised for the first time in a decade, and now covers smoke control doors in its title.
Published 12 March 2026
A Cannock demolition site disturbed asbestos identified in its own survey. Fines of £74,900 and £13,400, a suspended prison sentence and a five-year director disqualification followed.
