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Police interview 56 people under caution in Grenfell investigation
Scotland Yard has interviewed 56 people under caution since 2017 in connection with the Grenfell Tower fire , the AJ’s sister title Construction News has revealed
Grenfell Tower
News about the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Studio E Architects, plus information about fire safety and changes to the Building Regulations
The second staircase is a knee-jerk reaction to Grenfell
Michael Gove’s mandating of a second stair in residential buildings above 18m is just the latest sign that the real lessons of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and Dame Judith Hackitt are falling on deaf ears, argues José Torero
Grenfell Tower costs approaching £1.2 billion
The costs of the 2017 Grenfell disaster have reached nearly £1.2 billion, a new report suggests, as survivors and bereaved families await publication of two final reports into the tragedy
Gove mandates two staircases for all new high-rise housing over 18m
Housing secretary Michael Gove has revealed the government will require two staircases in all new residential high-rises taller than 18m, rather than the 30m threshold previously proposed
Grenfell Nursery wins AJ100 Community Impact of the Year award
Perkins&Will has won the AJ100 Community Impact of the Year award for its new home for a nursery that was located in the basement of Grenfell Tower prior to the 2017 tragedy
Grenfell Tower Inquiry costs reach £170m
The latest annual financial statement from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry reveals it spent £20.7 million in the year to the end of March 2023, taking its total expenditure to £170 million
Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report delayed until 2024
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will not publish its much-anticipated second and final report into the disaster until next year, it has been revealed
Morrell review questions new product safety testing regime
An independent review into construction product safety has questioned whether the regulators will be able to effectively enforce tighter standards
Over half of ‘rebel’ developers have now signed government fire-safety contract
More than half of the major developers named and shamed by the government over fire safety have now signed up to its remediation deal
Lendlease joins other developers to sign government fire safety contract
Lendlease has become the latest developer to sign a fire-safety remediation contract with the government, after a warning that those that refused would be barred from future housing work