Government Watered Down Implementation Of Grenfell Recommendations

The government proposed watering down key recommendations of the Grenfell Inquiry, including those relating to the evacuation of disabled people, after an industry lobbying group described them as costly and impractical. Minutes of a meeting held behind closed doors in April show fire and housing sector lobbyists describing evacuation plans for people with disabilties as “totally impracticable” and advising that they should continue to rely on ‘stay put’ advice if there was a fire. The meeting also advised against introducing manual fire alarms for existing high-rises, as doing so was “not cheap”. Read more on Inside Housing.

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