Evidence file on housing department among those passed to Grenfell prosecutors Potential offences include corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety offences and fraud. Evening Standard · Sep 30
Police to seek criminal charges against 77 companies and people over Grenfell fire Scotland Yard to send files to CPS with ‘strong evidence’ of potential wrongdoing – but any trials could be years away The Guardian - UK · May 19
Dozens of people and 20 firms could be charged over Grenfell fire Bereaved relatives and survivors met the news with ‘caution, grief and determination’, having already faced a long wait for justice. Evening Standard · May 19
Grenfell Tower fire: Up to 57 face charges including manslaughter but trials may take until 2035 Dozens of individuals and up to 20 organisations facing prosecution ‘by 10th anniversary’, with offences under consideration including gross negligence manslaughter Evening Standard · May 19
Memorial to 72 victims of Grenfell fire to be funded by new legislation Housing secretary says bill will give spending authority needed to build and maintain ‘dignified memorial’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 25
Government tackled over why Grenfell cladding ‘crooks’ not behind bars An inquiry found victims, the bereaved and survivors were ‘badly failed’ through incompetence, dishonesty and greed. Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025
Bereaved father: Grenfell documentary must mark turning point in justice fight Marcio Gomes hopes viewers might be prompted to take action, from writing to their MPs to raising awareness on social media. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025
Grenfell firms facing possible bans over ‘mercenary behaviour’ named The Government has formally responded to a series of recommendations set out last September in the inquiry’s final report. Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025
Grenfell Tower, where 72 people died, to be demolished, families are told Angela Rayner meets bereaved to tell them west London block will ‘be carefully deconstructed’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025
We the survivors and bereaved of Grenfell cannot sleep easy even now. Too many others are still at risk Change is happening too slowly. The contempt that killed our loved ones has killed before, and it will kill again says Natasha Elcock, chair of Grenfell United The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024
The Grenfell report is a blueprint for an overhaul of our dysfunctional state An obsession with austerity over all other concerns can not be allowed to happen again The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024
Justice for Grenfell deaths may not come this decade, warns former chief prosecutor Lord Macdonald warns of likely delays in criminal justice system as survivors denounce ‘arrogant’ building firms The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
Grenfell inquiry: how the privatisation of building safety testing led to this tragedy The public inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower has concluded that the tragedy was the result of “decades of failure” by government and other bodies to effectively regulate the safety of high-risk residential buildings. The Conversation · Sep 5, 2024
Grenfell families criticise report for ignoring impact on diverse communities Bereaved say inquiry was wrong to disregard fact majority of residents who died in the tragedy were of BAME origin The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024 'Jail the Grenfell culprits': Families call for manslaughter charges over tower blaze Any court cases are only expected to start in 2027, a decade after fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in the deadliest housing scandal in Britain’s history
Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024 OPINION - 'We’ll force owners to fix buildings — Grenfell will be a catalyst for change' COMMENTARY: The Grenfell Fire Inquiry report’s findings are devastating, says housing minister and London MP Rushanara Ali
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024 Angela Rayner backs prosecutions for those responsible for Grenfell Tower fire Deputy prime minister wants the Crown Prosecution Service and Met police to act ‘as quickly as possible’
Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2024 Angela Rayner tells of anger over shocking Grenfell report findings and urges swift justice by Met Police But first court cases may not start until 2027
The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2024 Grenfell Tower: the fire, the findings, who’s to blame and what happens next Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report paints a horrifying picture of failures in the construction industry and officialdom – but justice is some way off
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024 Thursday briefing: What the Grenfell inquiry reveals about the incompetence and dishonesty that led to the fire In today’s newsletter: Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report lays out how to avoid a similar disaster from happening again. But the bereaved want to more than recommendations – they want prosecutions
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024 Police under pressure to accelerate criminal investigation into Grenfell fire After inquiry finds all 72 deaths were avoidable, some bereaved and survivors express frustration over pace of investigation
Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2024 ‘Decades of failure’: Who has UK’s Grenfell Tower fire inquiry blamed? ‘Unscrupulous’ companies, ‘dishonesty and greed’ and regulatory failure are at fault.
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024 ‘We must all acknowledge the part we played’: Ex-PM Theresa May leads political apologies for Grenfell Theresa May and Keir Starmer have led political reaction to the damning report into the Grenfell disaster
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024 Timeline of events surrounding the 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower in West London that killed 72 The inquiry into Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II is releasing its final report on failings that led to deaths of 72 people at a high-rise apartment building in west London more than seven years ago
Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2024 Tearful architect who worked on Grenfell inquiry calls for 'culture change' after 'widespread incompetence' Thouria Istephan says inquiry ‘left a mark on me as a person... which will last far beyond the inquiry’