Grenfell Tower
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Floors | 24 |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1974 |
| Construction started | 1972 |
| Renovated | 2016 |
| Architectural styles | Modern architecture |
| Owners | Kensington and Chelsea TMO |
| Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1161114 |
About Grenfell Tower
Grenfell Tower was a 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington in London, England, the remains of which are still standing following a severe fire in June 2017. The tower was completed in 1974, as part of the first phase of the Lancaster West Estate.
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... It has cited legal support given to former ministers during public inquiries into the Grenfell Tower fire, the BSE disease outbreak in cattle, and infected blood products as examples of precedents...
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... With a book out soon, she has opened up and spoke about some of the events that shaped her premiership, from the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower, to her relationship with former US President Donald Trump...
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... The concrete crisis has echoes of the cladding scandal following the Grenfell Tower Fire in which the scale of the potential fire risks led to thousands living in flats covered with dangerous materials or paying for additional fire wardens...
Black hole in Town Hall budgets rises to £5bn
... 8m being given to is to help pay the compensation due to the survivors and first responders of the Grenfell Tower tragedy...
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... " We have substantial expertise, including from earlier disasters such as the Grenfell Tower fire and the subsequent public inquiry, " he added...
Disability campaigners lose legal fight over Grenfell recommendation
... But a Home Office consultation found the Grenfell Tower Inquiry s recommendations would be too costly and impractical to implement...
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... After the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, Mr Lockwood was asked by a government task force to lead the recovery and remediation work and liaise with the bereaved families and survivors...
Disability campaigners lose legal fight over Grenfell recommendation
By Hayley Clarke & Nathan StandleyJournalist
Campaigners have lost their High Court battle with the government over its decision not to implement evacuation plans for disabled high-rise residents.
Campaign group Claddag wanted it to be a legal requirement for escape plans to be in place for those who might not be able to Get Out safely in an emergency.
But a Home Office consultation found the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's recommendations would be too costly and impractical to implement.
It is pursuing an alternative idea.
In October 2019, The Chairman of the Grenfell Inquiry recommended that there should be a legal requirement for owners and managers of high-rise residential buildings to prepare " Peeps" (personal emergency evacuation plans) for.
In the Grenfell fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017, 41% of the Tower Block 's disabled residents died.
In response to The Inquiry 's recommendations, the Home Office launched a consultation on whether to implement the Peeps proposals.
In May 2022, the government indicated that it would not be introducing a legal requirement for Peeps amid concerns about practicality and cost.
Claddag, which was founded by two disabled tower-block residents, Sarah Rennie and Georgie Hulme, took that decision to a judicial review at The High Court in December.
During the hearing, the Home Office 's legal representative argued that the government was actually still consulting on the proposals and a final decision had Not Yet been made.
Announcing her judgment on Friday, Mrs Justice Stacey ruled that the government had in fact decided against implementing the Peeps recommendation, but said it was entitled to do so after weighing up the fire-safety implications against the costs of delivering it.
In a joint-statement, Claddag's founders said the government had decided to " prioritise money over disabled people's lives" and " leave disabled and older people living in high-rise buildings without means of escape".
A Home Office spokesperson said: " We Are pleased with The Court 's decision as it allows us to get on with delivering proposals that enhance the safety of residents whose ability to self-evacuate in an emergency may be compromised.
" We Are currently analysing responses to our public consultation on Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing Plus, which is an alternative to Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans, to understand how best to achieve this. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
