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Grenfell: police conduct 13 interviews under caution into the fire
Thirteen interviews relating to the criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire have so far been conducted under caution, and more are scheduled, the Metropolitan Police has revealed today
Scotland Yard confirmed the number in a statement and said the interviews will “continue to increase as progress is made with the investigation”.
When asked by Inside Housing, a Metropolitan Police spokesperson declined to say whether the 13 interviews were all with different people, or whether they had been with individuals or organisations.
The Metropolitan Police statement said: “A total of 13 interviews under caution have been completed and more are scheduled. This number will continue to increase as progress is made with the investigation.”
The police is investigating the fire which killed 72 people nearly two years ago at the west London tower block.
Around 7,100 statements have been taken during the investigation, including those from witnesses, emergency services and family members.
In March it emerged that Scotland Yard said there was unlikely to be any charges relating to the fire until 2021. It was reported at the time that 11 people had been interviewed under caution ranging from manslaughter to health and safety breaches, but no arrests had been made.
Those affected by the fire have also been left angry over the slow pace of the inquiry into the tragedy. Last month, it was confirmed the report from the inquiry’s first phase will not be published until October.
It was initially due this spring.
Meanwhile the second phase of the inquiry, which will look at why the fire spread, is not expected to start until next year and could last two years.
A month after the fire took place, the Metropolitan Police said the ‘stay put’ advice issued to residents of the 24-storey block would be a “key element” of the investigation.
