KCTMO ‘Strong-Armed’ Consultant Into Removing Criticism Of Its Management Of Grenfell Refurbishment

The consultant who advised Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment was “strong-armed” into removing criticism of the organisation from a report, the inquiry into the fire has heard. Simon Cash, project director at consultants Artelia, said the firm had written a report about why the refurbishment had stalled in spring 2013. It had identified a number of failures in KCTMO’s management of the project.But this criticism was edited out of the version presented to KCTMO’s board after complaints from Peter Maddison, director of assets at the company which managed social housing in the borough on behalf of the council. Read more on Inside Housing.

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