Sprinklers 'still not mandatory' for school rebuilds

摘要

FIRE SAFETY campaigners criticised 'loopholes' and the delay of the government's fire safety consultation, making sprinklers 'unlikely to be made mandatory' in the 50 school rebuilds announced. Schools Week reported that sprinklers 'are unlikely to be made mandatory' in the 50 school rebuilding projects the government announced last week, because the government's consultation on fire safety'has been delayed'.This had seen the Department for Education (DfE) commit to revising guidance on fire safety design for new schools, but current guidance says all new schools should have sprinklers installed 'except a few' that are 'low risk'.