Carbon Monoxide
Following 3 months of consultation, the government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as gas boilers or fires.
The new regulations will also mean that in future carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted when new appliances such as gas boilers or fires are installed in any home.
The previous laws only requested carbon monoxide alarms to be installed where solid fuels were in place such as open fires and oil fired central heating
Junior housing minister Eddie Hughes says: “It is fundamentally right for people to feel safe in their own homes – an issue I’ve advocated for many years.
“Around 20 people are killed each year in accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, and many more through house fires – but we know that simple interventions can stop these needless deaths.
Changes will be brought forward through the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015
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