Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill

Key Points

• Landlords must provide smoke alarms in all rented accommodation.
• Includes connected provisions to support fire safety and enforcement in the rented sector.
• Originating in the House of Commons and currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons.
• Form part of housing and fire safety policy.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move through the usual later stages in the Commons to become law, subject to passage in Parliament.

Voting

In a series of five recorded votes in 2021 on Lords amendments to the related Fire Safety Bill, Conservative and Reform UK MPs generally voted to disagree with Lords amendments (supporting the government position), while Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs largely voted against those motions to disagree, reflecting a cross-party split over the Lords’ changes.