The second phase of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster must focus on who is to blame for the building’s “devastating refurbishment”, a group representing survivors has said.
The report of the first stage of the probe, looking at what happened on the night of the blaze, was published today.
Grenfell United, which represents victims said: “Phase two of the inquiry must now focus on where responsibility for the devastating refurbishment lies.
“The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the tenant management organisation and all companies involved must face serious questions.”
Campaign group Justice4Grenfell said firefighters “have been made scapegoats of Phase 1 while the ‘big’ players seem to have got off scot-free”.
Inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick said: “the building suffered a total failure of compartmentation. How the building came to be in that state is the most pressing question ... in Phase two.”
Sir Martin will focus on the installation of combustible cladding on the 24-storey tower block in 2016.
The report identifies that the emergency plan was outdated and contained inaccuracies about vulnerable residents.
