Recommendation P2-32: Inspect London Fire Brigade incident commander training
From Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 Report, published 4 September 2024.
Recommendation
Steps have already been taken to respond to the criticisms made by the chairman in his Phase 1 report, but in order to reassure those who live in London we recommend that as soon as reasonably possible the Inspectorate inspect the LFB to examine and report on the arrangements it has in place for assessing the training of incident commanders at all levels and their continuing competence, whether by a process of revalidation or otherwise. (113.56)
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry recommended inspecting London Fire Brigade incident commander training and assessing continuing competence. In September 2026, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government reported that the recommendation was complete and had been fully discharged (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Sep 2026). The department previously stated in February 2026 that an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) covered the recommendation and necessary assurance had concluded (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Feb 2026). The inspectorate had accepted the recommendation in the February 2025 government response (HMICFRS response, Feb 2025).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 19 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) accepts this recommendation. See recommendation 31.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: This is the government's response to the Phase 2 report (CP 1248, published 26 February 2025). It prints each recommendation and then the response to it. Where the recommendation is addressed to a body outside government, the response prints that body's own acceptance (the Architects Registration Board and RIBA, HMICFRS, London Fire Brigade, the National Fire Chiefs Council, the British Standards Institution, the National Police Chiefs' Council), and the row is filed under that body.
Delivery
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government says completed (10 September 2026)
These recommendations are complete and have been fully discharged.
Site note: This is the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's progress report of September 2026 on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations. Where the passage describes work by another body, such as the National Fire Chiefs Council, London Fire Brigade, fire and rescue services, the British Standards Institution or the Cabinet Office, it is the Ministry's account of that body's progress, and the row is filed under the Ministry.
Site note: The source gives this passage once, for recommendations 31, 32 and 33 together. The same words are recorded on P2-31, P2-32 and P2-33.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (25 February 2026)
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) continued to evaluate London Fire Brigade’s control room arrangements, drawing on their February 2024 inspection, published in November 2024.
In May we reported that Fire officials were evaluating whether the inspection addressed the recommendation in full, and in September, we reported that their existing Round 3 inspection covered the three recommendations and an assurance process would be undertaken before formally closing the recommendations.
In our December progress report, we published that assurance will conclude in early 2026 to ensure the recommendations are implemented at the highest standard before any formal closure decisions.
The necessary assurance has since taken place, and these recommendations have been fully discharged.
From: Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report Government Response: Annual Report 2026
Site note: The source gives this passage once, for recommendations 31, 32 and 33 together. The same words are recorded on P2-31, P2-32 and P2-33.
Responsible bodies
Themes and tags
Who has spoken
- HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
Response - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Delivery statement