What you need to know about standards for manufacturing, specifying and selling children’s furniture or products — at a glance.
What’s inside:
Every children's furniture and childcare product on the UK market must be safe. That's the law. But "safe" isn't one rule. It's a different British (England, Scotland and Wales) or European (EU and Northern Ireland) standard for almost every product type, each with its own scope, age range and weight limit. Get the wrong one and you've tested against the wrong hazards entirely.
This guide brings every standard together in one place, covering everything from bunk beds and cribs to playpens and table-mounted chairs — what each one covers, what it excludes, and where the edge cases sit.
It also covers the biggest recent change in this space: from 30 October 2025, products including highchairs, cots, car seats and prams were removed from the scope of UK flammability regulations entirely. If you manufacture, specify or sell any of these, this guide explains exactly what still applies and what doesn't.
Children’s Furniture & Childcare Products: Standards & Requirements
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This FIRA/FRQG Standard covers children's furniture (aged 3 to 12 years old) and includes safety requirements for materials, edges and corners, tubular components, squeeze points, flaps, cords and packaging, as well as test report requirements and useful information relating to chemical requirements for children's furniture
This standard has now been withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 17191 Children’s Furniture. Seating for Children. Safety requirements and test methods
This FIRA/FRQG Standard covers children's tables and desks (aged 3 to 12 years old) and includes scope, safety and performance requirements, and test report requirements
