Public Inquiry Recommendations

P1-32 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Require personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs)

The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to prepare personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs) for all residents whose ability to self-evacuate may be compromised …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - Residential …

P1-33 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Require PEEP information in premises information box

The owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be required by law to include up-to-date information about persons with reduced mobility and their associated PEEPs in the premises information …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - Residential …

P1-34 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Equip fire services with smoke hoods

All fire and rescue services be equipped with smoke hoods to assist in the evacuation of occupants through smoke-filled exit routes.

- NFCC accepted all Phase 1 recommendations directed to it (NFCC Response, 2020). - The government's Phase 1 progress report stated this recommendation is complete, …

P1-35 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Require clear floor number markings in high-rise buildings

In all high-rise buildings floor numbers be clearly marked on each landing within the stairways and in a prominent place in all lobbies in such a way as to be …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-36 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Require understandable fire safety instructions

The owner and manager of every residential building containing separate dwellings (whether or not it is a high-rise building) be required by law to provide fire safety instructions (including instructions …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-37 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Urgent fire door inspections required

The owner and manager of every residential building containing separate dwellings (whether or not they are high-rise buildings) carry out an urgent inspection of all fire doors to ensure that …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-38 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Require quarterly fire door checks

The owner and manager of every residential building containing separate dwellings (whether or not they are high-rise buildings) be required by law to carry out checks at not less than …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-39 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Require compliant flat entrance doors where unsafe cladding exists

All those who have responsibility in whatever capacity for the condition of the entrance doors to individual flats in high-rise residential buildings, whose external walls incorporate unsafe cladding, be required …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-40 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Communicate Major Incident declarations to all responders

Each emergency service must communicate the declaration of a Major Incident to all other Category 1 Responders as soon as possible.

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-41 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Establish inter-service control room communications

On the declaration of a Major Incident clear lines of communication must be established as soon as possible between the control rooms of the individual emergency services.

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-42 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Designate single point of contact in control rooms

A single point of contact should be designated within each control room to facilitate such communication.

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-43 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Use METHANE messages for Major Incidents

A 'METHANE' (Major incident declared, Exact location, Type of incident, Hazards, Access, Number and type of casualties, Emergency services present and required) message should be sent as soon as possible …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-44 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Investigate LFB-MPS-LAS system compatibility

Steps be taken to investigate the compatibility of the LFB systems with those of the MPS and the LAS with a view to enabling all three emergency services' systems to …

- LFB accepted all Phase 1 recommendations in January 2020 (LFB Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, January 2020). - LFB Commissioner stated …

P1-45 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

NPAS helicopter datalink encryption standards

Steps be taken to ensure that the airborne datalink system on every NPAS helicopter observing an incident which involves one of the other emergency services defaults to the National Emergency …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …

P1-46 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2019)

Improve survivor information collection and sharing

The LFB, the MPS, the LAS and the London local authorities all investigate ways of improving the collection of information about survivors and making it available more rapidly to those …

- LFB accepted all Phase 1 recommendations in January 2020 (LFB Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, January 2020). - LFB Commissioner stated …

P2-1 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Establish single construction industry regulator

That the government draw together under a single regulator all the functions relating to the construction industry to which we have referred. (113.6)

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in February 2025, stating the single regulator will deliver the functions specified with two exceptions relating to …

P2-2 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Review Building Safety Act higher-risk building definition

That the definition of a higher-risk building for the purposes of the Building Safety Act be reviewed urgently. (113.7)

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - The Building Safety …

P2-3 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Consolidate fire safety functions under single department

That the government bring responsibility for the functions relating to fire safety currently exercised by MHCLG, the Home Office and the Department for Business and Trade into one department under …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating fire safety functions would move from the Home Office to MHCLG (Government Response to Grenfell …

P2-4 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Appoint Chief Construction Adviser

That the Secretary of State appoint a Chief Construction Adviser with a sufficient budget and staff to provide advice on all matters affecting the construction industry, including: a) monitoring all …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating it would appoint a Chief Construction Adviser (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 …

P2-5 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Review statutory guidance and Approved Document B

That the statutory guidance generally, and Approved Document B in particular, be reviewed accordingly and a revised version published as soon as possible. (113.11)

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating the Building Safety Regulator is undertaking a review of statutory guidance including Approved Document B …

P2-6 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Add legal requirements warning to statutory guidance

That a revised version of the guidance contain a clear warning in each section that the legal requirements are contained in the Building Regulations and that compliance with the guidance …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating it will be addressed through the response to Recommendation 5 on the statutory guidance review …

P2-7 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Reconsider compartmentation in Approved Document B

New materials and methods of construction and the practice of overcladding existing buildings make the existence of effective compartmentation a questionable assumption and we recommend that it be reconsidered when …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating it will be addressed through the Approved Document B review (Government Response to Grenfell Tower …

P2-8 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Require fire engineer calculations for fire spread and evacuation

Calculating the likely rate of fire spread and the time required for evacuation, including the evacuation of those with physical or mental impairments, are matters for a qualified fire engineer. …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating it will be addressed through the ongoing Approved Document B review led by the Building …

P2-9 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Include academics on statutory guidance advisory bodies

That, as far as possible, membership of bodies advising on changes to the statutory guidance should include representatives of the academic community as well as those with practical experience of …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - The Building Advisory …

P2-10 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Require fire safety strategy from registered fire engineer at Gateway 2

That it be made a statutory requirement that a fire safety strategy produced by a registered fire engineer to be submitted with building control applications (at Gateway 2) for the …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, noting a fire safety strategy is already required with building control applications for higher-risk buildings (Government …

P2-11 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Develop new test methods for evacuation strategy assessments

Assessing whether an external wall system can support a particular evacuation strategy is difficult because the necessary information is not always available. We therefore recommend that steps be taken in …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, committing to work with the professional and academic community to develop new test methods for external …

P2-12 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Clarify BS 9414 limitations requiring fire engineer assessment

BS 9414 should be approached with caution and we recommend that the government make it clear that it should not be used as a substitute for an assessment by a …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating it will be addressed through the Approved Document B review (Government Response to Grenfell Tower …

P2-13 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Make construction regulator responsible for product conformity certificates

That the construction regulator should be responsible for assessing the conformity of construction products with the requirements of legislation, statutory guidance and industry standards and issuing certificates as appropriate. We …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in February 2025, publishing a Construction Products Reform Green Paper alongside the response (Government Response to Grenfell …

P2-14 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Require test results disclosure and transparency for construction products

a) that copies of all test results supporting any certificate issued by the construction regulator be included in the certificate; b) that manufacturers be required to provide the construction regulator …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - The …

P2-15 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Establish legal recognition and regulation of fire engineer profession

That the profession of fire engineer be recognised and protected by law and that an independent body be established to regulate the profession, define the standards required for membership, maintain …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, recognising the importance of fire engineers in ensuring life safety (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry …

P2-16 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Increase Masters-level fire engineering course places

That the government take urgent steps to increase the number of places on high-quality masters level courses in fire engineering accredited by the professional regulator. (113.25)

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, recognising the value of increasing fire engineering master's level courses (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry …

P2-17 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Define competent fire engineer knowledge and skills

That the government convene a group of practitioner and academic fire engineers and such other professionals as it thinks fit to produce an authoritative statement of the knowledge and skills …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, committing to convene a panel of academics and industry experts (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry …

P2-18 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Develop fire engineering courses for construction professionals

That the government, working in collaboration with industry and professional bodies, encourage the development of courses in the principles of fire engineering for construction professionals and members of the fire …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, committing to work with industry and professional bodies to encourage fire engineering courses for construction professionals …

P2-19 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Review architect education and training for fire safety

We recognise that both the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have taken steps since the Grenfell Tower fire to improve the education and …

- ARB and RIBA accepted this recommendation in February 2025, noting both had taken steps since the Grenfell Tower fire to improve education and training …

P2-20 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Require principal designer compliance statement at Gateway 2

That it be made a statutory requirement that an application for building control approval in relation to the construction or refurbishment of a higher-risk building (Gateway 2) be supported by …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, intending to make it a statutory requirement for principal designers to provide a compliance statement with …

P2-21 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Introduce licensing scheme for principal contractors

That a licensing scheme operated by the construction regulator be introduced for principal contractors wishing to undertake the construction or refurbishment of higher-risk buildings and that it be a legal …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, committing to review the dutyholder regime and consider licensing for principal contractors (Government Response to Grenfell …

P2-22 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Independent panel review of building control commercial interests

That the government appoint an independent panel to consider whether it is in the public interest for building control functions to be performed by those who have a commercial interest …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating an independent panel will be established to review the building control sector (Government Response to …

P2-23 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Consider national building control authority

We recommend that the same panel consider whether all building control functions should be performed by a national authority. (113.38)

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating it will be considered by the same independent panel as Recommendation 22 (Government Response to …

P2-24 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Create cladding materials library for designers

We have referred to the Cladding Materials Library set up by the University of Queensland, which could form the basis of a valuable source of information for designers of buildings …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating it is considering options for better access to information on construction materials and test results …

P2-25 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Maintain public record of inquiry recommendations

That it be made a legal requirement for the government to maintain a publicly accessible record of recommendations made by select committees, coroners and public inquiries together with a description …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - Public …

P2-26 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Establish mandatory fire risk assessor accreditation

That the government establish a system of mandatory accreditation to certify the competence of fire risk assessors by setting standards for qualification and continuing professional development and such other measures …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, committing to legislate for mandatory fire risk assessor accreditation (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase …

P2-27 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Standardise fire control switches and keys

We are not in a position to determine whether greater standardisation of the fire control switches and keys is required. We therefore recommend that the government seeks urgent advice from …

- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - The government's annual …

P2-28 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Require gas valve accessibility inspections every three years

That every gas transporter be required by law to check the accessibility of each [pipeline isolation] valve on its system at least once every three years and to report the …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - The …

P2-29 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Establish independent College of Fire and Rescue

That the government establish [an independent College of Fire and Rescue] immediately with sufficient resources to provide the following services nationally: a) practical training at all levels supplementary to that …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in February 2025, recognising the importance of fire and rescue service training and noting HMICFRS also recommended …

P2-30 Accepted in Part

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

College to have permanent staff and training facilities

That [the college] should have a permanent staff of sufficient size to manage its operations and develop its functions in response to the demands of fire and rescue services nationally …

- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in February 2025, linking it to the College of Fire and Rescue consultation (Government Response to Grenfell …

P2-31 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Inspect London Fire Brigade control room operations

That His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (the Inspectorate) inspect the London Fire Brigade as soon as reasonably possible to assess and report on: a) the …

- HMICFRS accepted this recommendation in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - HMICFRS published its Round …

P2-32 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Inspect London Fire Brigade incident commander training

That as soon as reasonably possible the Inspectorate inspect the London Fire Brigade to examine and report on the arrangements it has in place for assessing the training of incident …

- HMICFRS accepted this recommendation in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - HMICFRS Round 3 inspection …

P2-33 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Inspect London Fire Brigade information management systems

That as soon as reasonably practicable the Inspectorate inspect the LFB to examine and report on its arrangements for collecting, storing and distributing information in accordance with section 7(2)(d) of …

- HMICFRS accepted this recommendation in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). - HMICFRS Round 3 inspection …

P2-34 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

London Fire Brigade to establish lessons learned process

That the London Fire Brigade establish effective standing arrangements for collecting, considering and effectively implementing lessons learned from previous incidents, inquests and investigations. Those arrangements should be as simple as …

- LFB accepted all Phase 2 recommendations directed to it in February 2025 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025). …

P2-35 Accepted

Grenfell Tower Inquiry (2024)

Consider higher power radios for breathing apparatus

That fire and rescue services that continue to use low power intrinsically safe radios as part of breathing apparatus consider reserving them only for situations in which there is a …

- NFCC accepted this recommendation on behalf of all fire and rescue services in February 2025, stating it is surveying services on current BA radio …