KCTMO Chief Executive ‘Bullied’ Grenfell Councillor Out Of Meeting

Judith Blakeman, an opposition councillor whose Notting Dale ward covers Grenfell Tower, described how she was thrown out of the meeting of the council’s Housing and Property Scrutiny Committee (HSPC), of which she was a member. Held on 11 May 2016 – just over a year before the deadly fire – the behind-closed-doors meeting was due to consider an internal review of the Grenfell Tower project produced by Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO). Ms Blakeman emailed fellow members of the HSPC outlining her concerns about the review, including questions over the small number of resident complaints it reported. Read more on Inside Housing.

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Grenfell Residents 'Bullied' For Raising Safety Fears Before Fire

Lawyers for victims of the Grenfell fire accused the council that owned the tower block and its building managers of "neglect, indifference and discrimination" towards residents. Residents who raised safety concerns before the fire were "bullied" and "stigmatised", the inquiry into the disaster heard as it began a new phase. But building managers denied being "dismissive" towards residents and their concerns. Read more on the BBC website.

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