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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will begin next month after being delayed due to the national lockdown introduced earlier this month.
An update from the inquiry said: “The inquiry is aiming to resume module two hearings on 8 February 2021.
“The hearings will use a Zoom-based video platform and allow all those who would have been required to be onsite for the limited attendance hearings to participate from remote locations.”
The inquiry said remote hearings are a temporary measure but will be in place for “as long as is absolutely necessary”.
The inquiry was paused on 9 December for a Christmas break, meaning it will have been almost two months since the last hearing.
Inquiry chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick suspended proceedings in March last year in response to the first wave of coronavirus in the UK, citing “unacceptable risk of infection”. Hearings did not return until early July.
The second phase of the inquiry is looking into the events that led up to the fire, as well as the response after the fire, and will run across eight modules.
Before Christmas the inquiry was still taking evidence for module two, which examined the flawed testing regime that led to the dangerous cladding being installed on Grenfell Tower.
The inquiry uncovered shocking revelations towards the end of the year, such as insulation firm Kingspan knowingly sold its product – used on Grenfell Tower – using marketing information that was “not representative” of the product.
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