Ratio Decidendi
Systemic failures in fire safety regulation, building control, and the use of combustible cladding materials contributed to the Grenfell Tower disaster. Manufacturers, certifiers, and regulators all bore responsibility.
ข้อเท็จจริง
On 14 June 2017, a fire at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington killed 72 people. The fire spread rapidly due to combustible ACM cladding and inadequate fire safety measures. A public inquiry was established to examine the circumstances.
สรุปคำพิพากษา
Phase 2 of the inquiry (2024) found that the disaster was the result of decades of failure by central government, manufacturers who engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate testing processes, and the building control system that failed to identify dangerous materials.
คำกล่าวสำคัญ
"The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable."
— Sir Martin Moore-Bick, Chair
การอ้างอิงภายหลัง
Directly led to the Building Safety Act 2022 and Fire Safety Act 2021.