‘Victims of Hillsborough, Grenfell, the Manchester Arena terror attack and the Aberfan disaster have said decades of suffering could have been avoided if a new charter compelling the police to tell the truth, was introduced sooner.’
BBC News, 17th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government has set out plans to increase transparency over the recommendations made by UK public inquiries, in a move one expert said will improve the effectiveness of those inquiries in future.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The landlords of a “grossly overcrowded” east London flat where a man died after an ebike battery started a fire have been fined almost £100,000 after pleading guilty to nine housing law breaches.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The construction industry in the UK can expect tougher regulation and a wide range of further reforms, as the UK government plans to adopt all 58 recommendations stemming from the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th February 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Government has accepted all 58 recommendations in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report, and will introduce a new single construction regulator “to ensure those responsible for building safety are held to account”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A contractor involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower before the 2017 fire is mounting a legal challenge to a ban by Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC).’
BBC News, 24th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The families of three people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire are supporting a letter of complaint to a regulator about the architects involved in the block’s refurbishment.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘David Owens and Helen Arthur explore a recent First Tier Tribunal decision regarding the meaning of “higher-risk building’ under the Building Safety Act 2022.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Robert Bowker considers how the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has dealt with fire safety cases where an improvement notice under the Housing Act 2004 has been served and an application for a remediation order under s. 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 has been made.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government could miss its own cladding removal completion date if progress is not made to speed up the process, the UK’s spending watchdog has said. In a new report, external, the National Audit Office (NAO) said up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding had still not been identified by the government, and at its current rate of progress it was due to miss its own estimated completion date of 2035 for the works.’
BBC News, 4th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been found guilty over the deaths of her four young sons in a fire at their home in London after she left them alone to go shopping.’
The Guardian. 3rd October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A property developer who put “lives at risk” by falsifying building work documents and selling “unsafe” flats has been jailed.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Public inquiries should be shortened and the progress of their recommendations tracked, according to a House of Lords committee, which says a major overhaul is required to restore public confidence among victims and survivors.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Grenfell families have criticised the final inquiry report on the disaster for failing to fully address the disproportionate impact the tragedy had on diverse and marginalised communities.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Justice for those responsible for the 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower fire may not come until the end of this decade, a former chief prosecutor has warned, as survivors voiced growing fury over building firms’ “arrogant” refusal to admit wrongdoing.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government, the public inquiry into the catastrophe has found. The Guardian’s John Harris looks at the findings of the report with the social affairs leader writer Susanna Rustin. And, as Labour continues to warn ‘things will get worse before they get better’, we are joined by the economists James Meadway and Ann Pettifor to discuss whether a painful period of austerity-lite is the only way through the storm.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Grenfell Inquiry’s final report sets out how a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to Grenfell Tower becoming a death trap.’
BBC News, 4th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A West Midlands waste operator has paid £100,000 to a local wildlife project as an Enforcement Undertaking following a fire at one of its sites.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘As the Grenfell inquiry prepares to publish its final report into the 2017 tower block fire that killed 72, Nadine White speaks to those still grappling with its tragic legacy.’
The Independent, 1st September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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