AnthonyB

British Standards and the like are not retrospective by themselves. The Fire Risk Assessment, which has to account for technical progress, has to determine if the existing precautions remain tolerable without modernisation - in many cases they are still suitable (especially if other aspects have been modernised. Example - a hotel in the 1970's could comply with fire safety legislation with either no smoke detection or provision just to the stairs and corridors - this would no longer be tolerable as lack of any, or just limited, detection in any sleeping accommodation has been proven to be an unacceptable risk to life so the current standard requires detection throughout most areas of the hotel including bedrooms and it would be expected this is retrospectively applied & legally enforceable. On the other hand the same hotel would have original fire doors with a wooden stop on the frame instead of the current standard of intumescent strips and smoke brushes but could (& have in legal cases) justify not replacing them where they were in good working condition & the premises had more detection than when first approved. They only need to work to the 2025 standard for service intervals and actions and for major additions/new systems - the system itself does not need to be current as long as it still performs adequately and the FRA says such.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-in-purpose-built-blocks-of-flats Usually you need your own expert report - clients going to First Tier Tribunals often use these - unless you can convince them with this guide that does not require external doors to be fire doors except in limited circumstances (not yours)

If that is a final exit to the outside then there is every likelihood it doesn't need to be a fire resisting door so you can simply fill the holes with whatever you want to prevent draughts.

No it isn't - an external entrance door does not need to be a fire door unless onto an external escape stair or a balcony with escape in only one direction.

https://www.flameguardbedding.co.uk/Fire-Retardant-Pyjama-Sets-Extre--1 All sorts of special dressing gowns, nightwear, etc can be found if you search

All I can find free are: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6243119ce90e075f1088f5c1/ps-11-fire-safety-march-2022.pdf https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111164631/pdfs/ukdsi_9780111164631_en.pdf So it looks like having to pay for it - if it's like the other ones for special sectors like BB100 for fire safety design in schools in it's depth and specific content it should be worth it if doing prisons work (have you tried asking the establishment you are working at for a copy?)

First Tier Tribunal - challenge the necessity for the door being changed - most flat fire door replacements are not required to meet the functional requirements of the law and the guidance (which has special status such that if you follow it you tend to be deemed compliant if someone alleges there is an issue) However you need to establish that the current doorset meets the requirements applicable to the block - the minimum standard being based on age, layout & height of the block. This note reinforces that wholesale replacement is often not required - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022-fire-door-guidance/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022-fire-door-guidance

It's not quite a BS7273-4 device, but it's probably the nearest guidance - this would equate to weekly rotational testing, servicing in accordance with manufacturers instructions = basically it's risk assessment based

https://specialistdoorsolutions.com/latest-news/what-are-vision-panels

Yes, for the external walls and due to the hallway. Not many requirements would be expected to come off the back of it though.

It may be at a lower than usual height for wheelchair users (even though I'm guessing there aren't any!) Their safeguarding & fire risk assessments need to match up to provide a suitable balance between placement for escape and placement to avoid children escaping.

Are there internal common areas for the flats? If not then a building owner FRA would be of the exterior of the building primarily. Where there are internal common areas as a minimum a sample of flats would need access to their hallways to inspect the front fire door properly from both sides and to check if any common fire alarm system devices are present. If the tenant is still in occupancy through & after the works then it is for them to review their FRA not you - it is up to them whether they do this in house or via an external accredited person.

As the law is risk based to achieve functional standards and is not a prescriptive list of specific individual requirements for every aspect of Health & Safety if there is no risk of entrapment your H&S risk assessment might accept it - speak to your H&S person to see if your HSRA can accept this

Report it to Trading Standards, it must have the permanent label if sold for domestic use.

If you follow the longstanding and current guidance for existing blocks, then FD30 doors and glazing fire protected unless the bottom sill is 1100mm high or greater.