Fire-detection systems

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Provision of wireless interlinked smoke and heat detection with standalone CO detection required for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service home fire safety visits. SFRS currently carries out approximately 70 000 home fire safety visits annually, providing fire safety advice and, where required, installing smoke and heat detection. As a result of the Grenfell Tower incident, the Scottish Government established a Ministerial Working Group to oversee a review of building and fire safety regulatory frameworks, in order to help ensure that people are safe in Scotland’s buildings and to provide reassurance to residents and communities about their safety. As part of this work, the Group agreed that a consultation on fire and smoke alarms should be prioritised. As a result, changes to legislation have been made to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Modification of the Repairing Standard) Regulations 2019 and the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (Tolerable Standard) (Extension of Criteria) Order 2019. SFRS have a requirement to procure interlinked smoke, heat and CO detection required to meet the changes in legislation.