Government Says Developers Must Pay to Fix Cladding Crisis
House building firms have until March 2022 to remediate unsafe cladding on 11-18 metre buildings. The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove, is warning the...
Read Full ArticleFinancial statements published by the Grenfell Inquiry show that its total expenditure is at £170 million.
Total expenditure for the period 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 totals £32 million. 41 per cent of this was spent on legal costs for victims of the fire and others.
The public inquiry began on 15 June 2017, chaired by Sir Martin Moore-Bick. Phase 1 focused on the factual narrative of the events on the night and was published in 2019. The report highlighted the use of combustible material in the external wall of Grenfell Tower, which contributed to the quick spread of the fire. It also raised the fact that most London Fire Brigade officers attending the scene were unaware of the dangers of cladding fires in high-rise buildings and not adequately trained.
Other conclusions by Sir Moore-Bick include:
Phase 2 of the inquiry examines the causes of these events, including how Grenfell Tower came to be in a condition which allowed the fire to spread in the way identified by Phase 1.
This part of the inquiry heard 85 weeks of evidence, stretching across almost three years and the final report remains unpublished.
Picture: a photograph of the top of Grenfell Tower showing a green heart and the words "Grenfell, forever in our hearts" Image Credit: Unsplash
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 14 June 2023
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