A review into carbon monoxide alarms in properties has been announced – but not yet launched.
The review will chiefly affect the private rented sector where currently alarms are only required in England, in rooms in rental properties where there is a solid fuel appliance.
The review will look at whether there should be a blanket requirement to install alarms for all methods of heating, including gas and oil, and whether the regulations should extend to the social housing rented sector.
The review will also look at new research into the number of carbon monoxide poisonings.
Carbon monoxide poisoning is often called the silent killer.
The date of the review has not been given and neither have the terms of reference.
The Government says these will be announced “in due course later this year”.
Campaigner Eddie Hughes MP has been pressing for regulatory changes via his private member’s Bill.
His Carbon Monoxide (Detection and Safety) Bill was withdrawn last Friday, but now has clear government support.
A spokesperson for ARLA Propertymark said that it will be arguing for the Government to listen to expertise within the industry and the need for “sensible regulations with practical lead-in time for installation.”
Comments (4)
If private rental homes need it then, yes, duh, of course social housing should too! You could argue that really it should be brought in there first, to allow the Government to show that they are truly committed to making tenants safe and not just punishing landlords and lettings agents!
People in glass houses and all that. “let he who is without sin” etc
Now there’s a thought Governments being committed!!
OK, so 1 death is too many, but does anyone know how big this problem is? and do Carbon Monoxide detectors actually do anything?
It seems the Government are incapable of comprehensive thinking. They keep introducing legislation on a piecemeal basis. Why did they not just introduce all this bitty stuff in one go? perhaps the brain cell can only cope with one item at a time?