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Grenfell Inquiry has more than 267,000 documents to examine

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry expects to hold its next hearings in March, two months later than previously planned, as the team revealed it has received over 267,000 documents.

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The next procedural hearing will take place on 21 and 22 March, following on from the first two days of hearings in December.

In an update the inquiry revealed it has received over 267,000 documents and anticipates this could rise to 300,000.

The inquiry team has written to the core participants proposing that evidential hearings – where the inquiry will start hearing from witnesses – could begin in May and no later than 4 June.


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The procedural hearings were originally scheduled for 30 and 31 January.

The inquiry continues to receive applications for core participant status and 521 applications have been granted to date. Of these, 495 are survivors of the fire, bereaved and residents of the local area and the remaining 26 are organisations such as businesses and local or national government bodies.

Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the inquiry chair, plans to publish the names of all core participants “as soon as possible” and has asked any core participants who wish to remain anonymous to contact him setting out their reasons.

The inquiry has asked five experts to produce reports looking at:

  • the cause and spread of the fire
  • the ignition of the cladding and insulation on the outside of the tower
  • the fire protection measures in the building
  • the statutory and regulatory requirements in force over the lifetime of Grenfell Tower

These are due to be shared with core participants by the end of March.

Never Again campaign

Never Again campaign

Inside Housing has launched a campaign to improve fire safety following the Grenfell Tower fire

Never Again: campaign asks

Inside Housing is calling for immediate action to implement the learning from the Lakanal House fire, and a commitment to act – without delay – on learning from the Grenfell Tower tragedy as it becomes available.

LANDLORDS

  • Take immediate action to check cladding and external panels on tower blocks and take prompt, appropriate action to remedy any problems
  • Update risk assessments using an appropriate, qualified expert.
  • Commit to renewing assessments annually and after major repair or cladding work is carried out
  • Review and update evacuation policies and ‘stay put’ advice in light of risk assessments, and communicate clearly to residents

GOVERNMENT

  • Provide urgent advice on the installation and upkeep of external insulation
  • Update and clarify building regulations immediately – with a commitment to update if additional learning emerges at a later date from the Grenfell inquiry
  • Fund the retrofitting of sprinkler systems in all tower blocks across the UK (except where there are specific structural reasons not to do so)

We will submit evidence from our research to the Grenfell public inquiry.

The inquiry should look at why opportunities to implement learning that could have prevented the fire were missed, in order to ensure similar opportunities are acted on in the future.

 

READ MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN HERE

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