Welsh Government responds to Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations consultation

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The Welsh Government has published the response to its October 2023 consultation on proposed amendments to Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations and associated statutory guidance documents. It has decided to expand the scope of Regulation 7(4) to include hotels, hostels, and boarding houses. This means that these building types will now be subject to the same ban on combustible materials in external walls as other high-risk buildings. Despite some calls for further expansion, the Welsh Government has decided not to include other types of buildings in the ban at this stage, citing a lack of supporting evidence.