This document is intended to provide you with guidance on relevant fire safety provisions that Local Authorities within North Yorkshire, in consultation with the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, feel would be necessary in private housing, including houses in multiple occupation.

To help you understand the technical aspects of the guide, each section is accompanied by a diagram showing typical layouts.

This guidance is not a prescriptive standard and should not be used as such.  Any design of systems and fire precautions should take into account a suitable fire risk assessment.

More detailed guidance is provided in the LACORS document: 'Housing - Fire Safety guidance on fire safety provisions for certain types of existing housing', which you can download from this page. Further guidance should be sought on any issues that you are unsure about or situations where the premises has an unusual or more complex layout.

You should also be aware of the relevant sections of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and in particular the guidance document for fire safety risk assessments for sleeping accommodation that requires you to carry out a fire risk assessment and  inform the person responsible for implementing its findings.