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Fire and explosions.

Schedule 1 paragraph 23A, with the carve out for fire hazards that the Fire Safety Order regulates.

1 minute readLast reviewed 18 October 2026Zaviira editorial review. Not a legal review.

The Regulations are due to name this hazard by Schedule 1 paragraph 23A. The excluded fire hazard in regulation 3(2) is a separate carve out for the common parts that the Fire Safety Order regulates. Until the amending Regulations are made, the Phase 2 text is not settled. See the status on the Phase 2 hub.

Fire and explosions

Not yet in force

Exposure to uncontrolled fire and associated smoke and fumes, the blast and flying debris from an explosion, heat and hot gases from uncontrolled combustion, and the partial or total collapse of a structure caused by fire or explosion.

  • Significant hazard: due from 30 November 2026, subject to the amending Regulations being approved and made.
  • Emergency hazards: an emergency hazard of this type has applied since 27 October 2025 (all prescribed hazards except crowding and space).
  • In Assure, reports can be recorded under this category, but the diagnosis and statutory clock are not yet built.
  1. GOV.UK (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), HHSRS Operating Guidance Part 2 (June 2026), hazard 4, page 32; HHSRS Regulations 2005, Schedule 1 paragraph 23A. Source

England · Due to take effect 30 November 2026 · Last checked 17 October 2026

Sources

  1. Awaab’s Law Phase 2: Guidance for social landlords (GOV.UK)
  2. Phase 2 guidance to support triaging of hazards (GOV.UK)
  3. Schedule 1, HHSRS Regulations 2005 (as amended)

General information, not legal advice. Check the primary source before relying on any statement, and take advice from a housing lawyer on your own position. Last reviewed 18 October 2026.

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