Changes to regulations mean sprinklers must now be included in new buildings but not existing care homes. By Will Mann and Cristina Lago.

Sprinklers will become mandatory in all new care homes in England irrespective of height from 2 March 2025.

With significant fires in multi-storey car parks over the last five years, why are we not learning from these and looking to protect these buildings with sprinklers, asks Iain Cox.

CIOB has written to Michael Gove, Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), requesting a meeting about fire safety rules for care homes.