All Grenfell Inquiry articles – Page 3
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NewsFormer minister denies deregulation was prioritised over life safety before Grenfell
James Wharton tells inquiry he thought regulations had been “fit for purpose and working well”
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NewsLakanal House fire ‘not severe’ enough to prompt cladding investigation, Grenfell inquiry hears
Brian Martin also admits being ‘horrified’ by senior building control officer’s misunderstanding of fire safety guidance
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NewsSenior civil servant admits missing opportunities to address risks of ACM cladding
Brian Martin told Grenfell Inquiry he “struggles to understand” why he did not take action on preventing a major cladding fire
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NewsOfficial knew there was ‘clear risk’ of major ACM fire three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Brian Martin failed to warn fire and rescue chief and instead ‘lulled’ him into false sense of security
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NewsGrenfell inquiry: Senior civil servant admits underestimating ACM cladding danger
Brian Martin “forgot” to clarify that ACM cladding was not permitted.
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NewsOfficial admits to Grenfell Inquiry that ambiguous building regs guidance ‘didn’t work’
Former civil servant in charge of the rules says industry had been expected to work out what fire safety guidance meant
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NewsDisastrous test failure on ACM cladding was ‘forgotten’, Grenfell inquiry hears
Senior civil servant responsible for building fire safety says 2001 tests “just got missed”
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NewsKhan attacks government for slow progress on Grenfell inquiry recommendations
Sadiq Khan said without quicker action residents’ lives were being put at risk and they felt unsafe in their homes.
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NewsOfficial had not questioned ‘inappropriate’ fire ratings for cladding before Grenfell tragedy, inquiry hears
’Class 0’ rating was used for external walls until 2018 despite being based on how fire behaves indoors
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NewsGovernment officials ‘did not heed’ coroner advice after fatal Lakanal House fire
The former head of the communities and local government department tells Grenfell Tower inquiry that officials were “dismissive” of recommendations made after another fatal tower block fire in 2009.
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NewsOfficials ‘didn’t understand the risk’ of fire safety decisions, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials ’lost sight’ of important issues during deregulation drive, fire safety policy lead admits
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NewsOfficial said ACM panels went ‘whoosh!’ when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Email sent by senior official Brian Martin just 18 months before Grenfell fire
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NewsGovernment building safety review 'squeezed' by resource cuts, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Team working on changes to fire safety rules were working on a ‘less than bare bones’ capacity, senior official says
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NewsGovernment deregulation drive slowed fire safety review, Grenfell inquiry hears
Officials expanded review of guidance because of Coalition-era requirement to remove more rules than were added
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NewsTaylor Wimpey boss says government shares ‘moral’ responsibility for fire safety clean-up
Pete Redfern says Grenfell Inquiry proceedings show role of government as negotiations over £4bn cladding bill continue
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NewsGovernment considered replacing building control with insurance, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Radical measure was one option presented to ministers as part of drive to cut red tape
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NewsFormer official denies government ‘covered up’ cladding test failures
Disastrous 2001 test results on cladding panels used on Grenfell were not made public until this year
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NewsBRE manager did not tell minister that ACM had failed fire test 16 years before Grenfell
Debbie Smith denied reaching agreement with senior official to withhold key details about cladding from minister in meeting three days after fire, inquiry hears
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News‘Serious concerns’ raised about BRE five years before Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
‘Damning’ report found lessons had not been learned at testing house
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NewsGovernment provided building control body with a ‘pre-prepared script’ amid media scrutiny after Grenfell fire
Official wrote to the NHBC asking it to rebut claims that tower’s combustible cladding panels complied with building regulations