Practical fire safety for existing specialised housing and similar premises: BRIA

10. Digital Impact Test

The nature of the implementation of the Guidance is unlikely to have digital impacts within the UK or elsewhere in Europe. The following consumer assessment questions have been considered and it is felt unlikely that new Guidance will have a significant digital impact:

• Does the Guidance take account of changing digital technologies and markets?
• Will the Guidance be applicable in a digital/online context?
• Is there a possibility the Guidance could be circumvented by digital / online transactions?
• Alternatively will the Guidance only be applicable in a digital context and therefore may have an adverse impact on traditional or offline businesses?
• If the Guidance can be applied in an offline and online environment will this in itself have any adverse impact on incumbent operators?

Our view is that the answer is no to each of these tests