Publicly Available Specification 23, also known as PAS 23:1999 is a now-defunct performance standard for doors and windows. Despite this it is still not uncommon to get requests for PAS 23, despite the fact it is no longer current. It was designed to confirm whether a particular doorset was fit for purpose and included weather and operational testing.
The security rating was not sufficient for police/insurance purposes and this resulted in products also having to be tested to PAS 24.
PAS 23 was withdrawn in 2013 and replaced with BS 6375.
To find out more about PAS 23, BS 6375 and the other security standards relating to doors and windows, you can download our eBook: Specifying ‘Secured by Design’ doorsets and windows; what do the regulations really mean?
