All Grenfell inquiry articles – Page 3
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NewsGovernment deregulation and cuts ‘hobbled’ fire safety group, Grenfell Inquiry hears
BRE taskforce was given ‘contractual requirement’ to rubber-stamp flawed regulations
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NewsSenior civil servant failed to update safety guidance despite warning of a ‘major fire’
‘Confusing’ Building Regulations not clarified after blaze issues raised in 2014 meeting
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News‘Serious concerns’ raised about BRE five years before Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
‘Damning’ report found lessons had not been learnt despite repeated criticisms from government appointed inspection body
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NewsKingspan ordered to halt sales of Kooltherm K15 insulation
Insulation manufacturer recalls batches of the same product used on Grenfell after it was found to have lower than advertised fire safety performance
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NewsGovernment’s guide to external wall assessments replaced
BSI publishes new fire safety guide as Gove withdraws flawed advice note
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NewsGovernment must do more to fix flawed building safety regime, says Allford
RIBA president questions effectiveness of Gove’s announcements
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NewsGovernment to pursue developers for £4bn cladding bill
Gove threatens legal action and funding removal if industry doesn’t meet cost of remediating blocks 11 to 18 metres tall
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NewsGovernment slaps Help to Buy ban on firm because of work at Grenfell
Michael Gove puts others on notice they are in his sights as part of crackdown on companies failing to fix ‘building safety crisis’
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NewsNHBC allowed use of Kingspan product despite describing certificate as ‘garbage’
Building control body warned twice that product was ‘accident waiting to happen’
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OpinionTime to rethink the rulebook on building regulation
The current system is not fit for purpose. The Grenfell tragedy, climate emergency and covid-19 are three compelling reasons why we must do better, says Julia Park
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NewsNHBC chief denies building control body was Kingspan’s ‘poodle’
Head of technical operations denies allowing use of Kingspan to avoid ‘barrage of claims’
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NewsBuilding control body denies it took ‘benevolent’ attitude to Kingspan because it was in financial trouble
Grenfell Inquiry shown emails in which LABC staff said Kingspan deal would ‘save this failing company’
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NewsBuilding control body joked about ‘burning’ issue of misleading Kingspan certificate, Grenfell inquiry hears
Comment followed new tests showing insulation had continued to burn for 20 minutes after end of test
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NewsBuilding control body sought sponsorship deal with Kingspan, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Local Authority Building Control also failed to correct “misleading” certificate clearing Kingspan’s K15 insulation as safe above 18m despite repeated warnings
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NewsIndustry should not have been trusted to build high-rise blocks, government tells Grenfell inquiry
Housing department lawyer said public trust in construction firms had been “misplaced and abused”
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NewsConcealment of cladding dangers ‘one of the major scandals of our time’, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Inquiry told that coalition government allowed itself to become the “junior partner” to the construction industry in a drive to cut red tape
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NewsGove apologises for Grenfell Tower demolition briefings
Housing secretary pledges ’different approach’ to government communications about future of block
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FeaturesValue Engineering: The new Grenfell play should be required viewing
Richard Norton-Taylor’s dramatisation of the Grenfell Inquiry shines an uncomfortable light on the construction industry, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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NewsBishops ramp up pressure on government and industry over cladding scandal
Groups take ‘polluter pays’ message to Tory conference, as a leaseholder’s suicide is reported
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NewsIndustry launches post-Grenfell code for construction products
Initiative aims to fight misleading marketing by firms after inquiry heard shocking evidence