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<p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, the National Fire Chiefs Council
(NFCC) published comprehensive guidance for buildings, such as those with ACM cladding,
on what arrangements and interim measures should be established where “stay put” has
been suspended. The NFCC carefully reviewed its guidance and reaffirmed the principle
of “stay put” where it is appropriate. Its statement on this can be viewed at <a href="http://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Stay-Put-position."
target="_blank">http://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Stay-Put-position.</a></p><p>The
Home Office has no plans to commission a national review of stay put advice. However,
the government recognises that questions have been raised about means of escape from
blocks of flats and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has
commenced a technical review of Building Regulation guidance through a call for evidence
on 18 December 2018. This call for evidence identified topics which were candidates
for inclusion in the review of Approved Document B (Fire Safety). One of the topics
was means of escape in blocks of flats, including the stay-put approach. The call
for evidence closed on 15 March 2019 and the Department is in the process of reviewing
the evidence provided.</p>
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