200 Closing Statements on testing and regulation
This week the inquiry heard closing statements for Module 6, outlining how combustible materials came to be tested, certified and regulated and ended up being installed on the outside walls of Grenfel...
24 Juni 202246min
199 Expert Witnesses: Week 2
This week, as we passed the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, two expert witnesses levelled a series of fierce criticisms at the building safety regime. José Torero, head of the civil engi...
17 Juni 202232min
198 Expert Witnesses
This week, the Inquiry moved on from examining the aftermath of the fire and began hearing evidence from a series of experts in fire engineering. Luke Bisby, professor of fire and structures at Edinbu...
10 Juni 202232min
197 Aftermath of the fire: Central government and the Mayor of London
This week, the Inquiry heard about the confusion, lack of grip and poor communication within Whitehall, as ministers and civil servants dealt with the aftermath of the fire. Nick Hurd was given the in...
27 Maj 202235min
196 Aftermath of the fire: Central government and London Local Authorities
This week, the Inquiry examined how central government responded to the aftermath of the disaster while continuing to hear about London-wide emergency response arrangements. The Chief Executive of the...
20 Maj 202233min
195 Aftermath of the fire: The Rest Centres
This week, the Inquiry continued to investigate the events immediately after the fire by digging deeper into what happened at local rest centres which were opened to support survivors. An official who...
13 Maj 202233min
194 Aftermath of the fire: The Council: Week 2
This week we heard different views from senior managers as to how the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea coped in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. We discovered that the chief executive ...
6 Maj 202240min
193 Aftermath of the fire: The Council and BSRs
The Inquiry continued to hear evidence about the immediate aftermath of the fire. Rebecca Blackburn, a former Contingency Planning Officer for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, described sc...
29 Apr 202241min
