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New school building fire-safety design compliance record

To record the fire-safety design approach for a proposed new school building and demonstrate, where applicable, how compliance with building regulations is being addressed.

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New school building fire-safety design compliance record

Version
v1
Updated
1 October 2026

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This record is for [school name] and relates to [project name], where a fire-safety design is being prepared for a new school building.

Applicability

Use this record where a maintained or academy primary or secondary school in England is preparing a fire-safety design for a new school building. It is not applicable where no new-building fire-safety design is being prepared.

Project and design status

The design status for this record is [design status]. The relevant building-control body is [building control body].

Building regulations

Building work at schools must comply with the building regulations enforced by local building-control bodies.

Fire-safety design approach

The fire-safety design approach for [project name] is [fire safety design approach].

The design documents supporting this approach are identified as [design documents reference].

Building Bulletin 100

Building Bulletin 100: design for fire safety in schools is the normal means of demonstrating compliance with building regulations for fire-safety design in new school buildings.

Where Building Bulletin 100 is used for this project, its application is recorded as [building bulletin 100 application].

Where another design approach is recorded, the approach used is [alternative fire safety design approach].

Compliance record

The compliance statement for the fire-safety design is [fire safety compliance statement].

The calculations or specifications supporting the recorded design approach are [calculations or specifications reference].

Sources

  1. Fire safety in new and existing school buildings - GOV.UKDepartment for Education
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Template details

Type
Guidance Template
Version
v1
Updated
1 October 2026
Sections
18 sections
  • Fire safety in new and existing school buildings - GOV.UK

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