The second phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry reconvened on Monday 8th February, after a two-month suspension caused by the rising number of Covid cases.
Full transcripts of all evidence submitted can be found on the Inquiry's website via this link.
The links below are to articles that have appeared elsewhere, which report on key evidence (and related issues) submitted to the inquiry this month.
A cladding expert has told the Inquiry that manufacturers and contractors should have been less "complacent" before the 2017 tragedy because of a number of widely reported fires in other countries in the years leading up to it.
- Construction News: 05.05.21: Article link
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The Grenfell Tower landlord did not create escape plans for disabled residents and instead relied on telling people to "stay put" despite recent fires in two of its other towers requiring evacuations, the inquiry has heard.
- The Guardian: 06.05.21: Article link
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A local councillor who oversaw the Grenfell Tower refurbishment has admitted questioning the colour of the cladding, but not whether it was safe - he told the inquiry he believed safety was being handled by experts.
- BBC News: 19.05.21: Article link
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A Tory housing chief with oversight of Grenfell Tower has admitted to the inquiry that the council "lacked humanity" in its dealings with residents before the 2017 fire.
- The Guardian: 19.05.21: Article link
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The Inquiry heard that the fire risk assessor hired to check the safety of Grenfell Tower between 2009 and 2016 had "misleading" qualifications in his title and "cut and pasted assessments" from reports on other buildings he checked, into Grenfell assessments.
- Safety & Health Practitioner: 25.05.21: Article link
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