Grenfell Tower Inquiry: findings and what happened next
The fire at Grenfell Tower in west London on 14 June 2017, in which 72 people died.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- public inquiry
- Chaired by
- Sir Martin Moore-Bick
- Report published
- 4 September 2024
- Recommendations
- 58
Implementation, as of 2 June 2025The government accepted all 58 recommendations in full or in principle and is reporting progress, with reforms phased from 2025 to 2028 and beyond.
What the inquiry found
- The Phase 2 report found that all 72 deaths were avoidable and described the fire as the result of decades of failure by government and industry.3
- The inquiry found that successive governments failed to act on known dangers of combustible cladding and failed to amend statutory guidance on external walls.3
- The inquiry found "systematic dishonesty" in the testing and marketing of cladding and insulation products, naming Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex.3
- The inquiry criticised the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, its Tenant Management Organisation, the companies involved in the 2011 refurbishment and the London Fire Brigade.3
Key recommendations
- Of the 58 recommendations, 37 were directed at the government and 21 at other bodies.2
- The government said it would create a single construction regulator and introduce licensing for principal contractors on higher-risk buildings.2
What happened next
- The Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service said charging decisions were not expected before late 2026, citing the scale and complexity of the case.3
- The UK government published its response, accepting 49 recommendations in full and 9 in principle.1,2
- The government published its first Grenfell Tower Inquiry progress report.1
Read the report: www.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk/phase-2-report
Sources
- UK Government (GOV.UK), Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, government response (2 June 2025)
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Government response to Grenfell Phase 2 report, an overview (28 February 2025)
- Al Jazeera, Decades of failure, who has UK's Grenfell Tower fire inquiry blamed? (4 September 2024)