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title="Home">Home</a></li><li class="separator separator-home"> > </li><li class="item-current item-9750"><strong class="bread-current bread-9750"> Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report</strong></li></ul> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="liftcontent"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report published on Wednesday 4 September was the culmination of more than seven years of work by the inquiry and followed publication of the Phase 1 report nearly five years ago.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><p><span data-contrast="auto">One of the more telling images from the end of the inquiry sessions in 2022 was the Grenfell “web of blame” (see below) reflecting the unedifying spectacle of key players seeking to blame others without accepting responsibility for their own shortcomings.  The phase 2 report was a cogent well written report which included assessment by the inquiry of the responsibility and shortcomings of a number of organisations being investigated by the Metropolitan Police and which might now face prosecution.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p> </p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="640" height="360" class="wp-image-9748 aligncenter" src="http://www.leia.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/grenfell-web-of-blame.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.leia.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/grenfell-web-of-blame.jpg 640w, https://www.leia.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/grenfell-web-of-blame-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></figure> <p></p> <p id="ControlSwitches"></p> <p></p> <p><p> <strong><span class="TextRun SCXW32989027 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW32989027 BCX8">Lifts and fire control switches</span> </span></strong></p></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">Within </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">very large</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> report</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">, consideration of the lifts was a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">relatively small</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> element yet occupying </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">a c</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">hapter</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">.  </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">The </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">focus</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> was </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">on</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> why the existing lifts were not able to </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229453987 BCX8">recalled</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> or taken under the control of firefighters</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">.  </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">The report was clear that the lifts were not firefighting lifts</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">and</span></span> <span class="TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW229453987 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion SCXW229453987 BCX8">was </span></span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW229453987 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion SCXW229453987 BCX8">also clear</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> that there was not enough evidence to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">determine</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> whether it was reasonably </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">practicable</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> to upgrade the lifts a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">s far as physical constraints of the building would allow (the evidence of </span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW229453987 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">the</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> expert witness</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">on this</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">was </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">presumably</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> set</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8"> aside by the inquiry</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">)</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW229453987 BCX8">  </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW229453987 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">While it </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">wa</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">s preferable that the inquiry did not make recommendations based on insufficiently </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">authoritative</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8"> evidence</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">, there </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">is an opportunity for useful guidan</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">ce in this area</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">.</span></span> <span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW240045292 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">(Comment: BS 8899:2016 which was published some after the lift refurbishment and before</span></span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW240045292 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8"> the Grenfell Tower fire does </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">provide</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8"> some guidance on the improvement of lifts for the use of firefighters and could </span></span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW240045292 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">be </span></span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW240045292 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">revised</span></span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW240045292 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8">.)</span></span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW240045292 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW240045292 BCX8"> </span></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW240045292 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">The report concluded that </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">the weight</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">of evidence was that the fire control switch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8"> had not been regularly tested.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">The Phase 1 Inquiry Report had already made recommendations about regular inspection and testing of lifts for use for firefighters which resulted in the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">provisions of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">Fire Safety (England</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">) Regulations 2022</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8"> (which also require similar checks on evacuation lifts).</span></span> <span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW249390798 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">(Comment: LEIA has published guidance on the </span></span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW249390798 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">lift aspects of the regulations at</span></span></span> 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data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">ia-newsletter-2/</span></span></span></span></a></strong><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW249390798 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8">).</span></span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW249390798 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249390798 BCX8"> </span></span></span><span class="EOP TrackedChange SCXW249390798 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">A simple action for any company carrying out maintenance or thorough examination of lifts for use by firefighters and evacuation lifts would be to include a check of any switch for fire operation in their schedules and document the results of their checks.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Concerns with switch reliability were compounded by apparent problems with variation in dimensions in drop keys available resulting in some not being able to operate the switch.  This resulted in the only lift-specific recommendation: for the government to seek urgent advice from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) on the nature and scale of the problem and the appropriate response to it.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p id="DrivingChanges"><p><span data-contrast="auto">There has been some ill-considered criticism of the report’s statement that all modern lifts are fitted with fire control switches (might this </span><span data-contrast="auto">inaccuracy have been on the basis of expert witness evidence?).  The problem of legacy switches and compatibility with drop keys obtained from a variety of manufacturers is obviously not</span> <span data-contrast="auto">easily solved </span><span data-contrast="auto">but one which the industry and the British Standards Institution could offer assistance to the Government, Building Safety Regulator and NFCC on an appropriate response.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p> </p></p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Driving the necessary changes in the construction industry</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Phase 2 Report made a number of very significant recommendations going beyond the requirements of the Building Safety Act and its secondary legislation (applicable to buildings in England).  The central recommendation was for a single independent construction regulator to be responsible for a number of functions currently within no less than four government departments (and a number of other functions the report would like to see included such as assessing the conformity of construction products) within a construction regulator which would be a “focal point in driving much-needed change in the culture of the construction industry”.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Comment: the recommendations would </span><span data-contrast="auto">be </span><span data-contrast="auto">very</span><span data-contrast="auto"> powerful </span><span data-contrast="auto">and </span><span data-contrast="auto">entail significant further reorganis</span><span data-contrast="auto">a</span><span data-contrast="auto">t</span><span data-contrast="auto">ion and change </span><span data-contrast="auto">following setting up of the Building Safety Regulator</span><span data-contrast="auto"> which, if the</span><span data-contrast="auto"> construction regulator would have its remit </span><span data-contrast="auto">broadened and </span><span data-contrast="auto">deepened </span><span data-contrast="auto">with </span><span data-contrast="auto">many new responsibilities which would also presumably require resourcing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Similarly the various departmental responsibilities should be brought together under one Secretary of State who would be able to call on a Chief Construction Advisor for advice.</span><span data-contrast="auto">  </span><span data-contrast="auto">Comment: </span><span data-contrast="auto">This is a good recommendation which </span><span data-contrast="auto">would go beyond</span><span data-contrast="auto"> the </span><span data-contrast="auto">situation of some years ago when the Secretary of State had access to </span><span data-contrast="auto">a C</span><span data-contrast="auto">hief Construction Adviser (the </span><span data-contrast="auto">recommendation is for a larger role) and </span><span data-contrast="auto">the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) </span><span data-contrast="auto">since disbanded with the </span><span data-contrast="auto">new BSR and its Building Advisory Committee (BAC).</span><span data-contrast="auto">  </span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Given the importance to the new building safety regime of the definition of a higher-risk building, the report noted that the height/storey-based definition is essentially arbitrary and recommended that the definition is reviewed urgently noting for an HRB: “More relevant is the nature of its use and, in particular, the likely presence of vulnerable people, for whom evacuation in the event of a fire or other emergency would be likely to present difficulty”.   </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The implication from this statement might be that some buildings below  the 18 m/ 7 storey thresholds might be considered as HRBs on the basis of numbers of occupants who might require level access (“vulnerable people” as described in the report) and the length/difficulty of any evacuation.    </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p id="ApprovedDocuments"> </p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Functional requirements in the Building Regulations and statutory guidance in Approved Documents (in particular AD B)</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Note: the legislation referenced here is applicable to buildings in England.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">While the Phase 2 Report did not suggest that expressing the legal requirements of the Building Regulations as </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">functional requirements</span></i><span data-contrast="auto"> was in itself unsatisfactory, it was very concerned about how the functional requirements have been supported by the guidance in Approved Documents.  There were recommendations for:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>></strong>  The statutory guidance generally, and Approved Document B in particular, to be reviewed and revised as soon as possible.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>></strong>  The statutory guidance to contain a clear warning in each section that the legal requirements are contained in the Building Regulations and that compliance with the guidance will not necessarily result in compliance with them.  (The report observed that levels of competence in the construction industry are generally low and that many incorrectly treated the statutory guidance as containing a definitive statement of the legal requirements.)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>></strong>  The assumption in Approved Document B about effective compartmentation on which a stay put strategy rests should be reconsidered.  The report recognised that new materials and methods of construction and the practice of over-cladding existing buildings make the existence of effective compartmentation a questionable assumption.  (It might also be observed that occupants voluntarily evacuating a building when aware of a fire might also point towards stay put no longer being a tenable or valid approach in many situations.)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>></strong>  Guidance should draw attention to the need for a calculation of the likely rate of fire spread and the time required for evacuation, including the evacuation of those with physical or mental impairments (note the recurring concern with this group) by a qualified fire engineer.   </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>></strong>  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 industry (including fire engineers) chosen for their experience and skill and should extend beyond those who have served on similar bodies in the past.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Phase 2 Report did note that greater competence is required in users of performance-based building requirements (such as Approved Documents) compared with following more prescriptive requirements.</span><span data-contrast="auto">  </span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">C</span><span data-contrast="auto">omment: </span><span data-contrast="auto">This would be a good moment </span><span data-contrast="auto">not only to </span><span data-contrast="auto">review </span><span data-contrast="auto">the process for producing </span><span data-contrast="auto">statutory guidance (and who advises on</span><span data-contrast="auto"> the content) </span><span data-contrast="auto">but also </span><span data-contrast="auto">the </span><span data-contrast="auto">relationship between the Building Regulations and </span><span data-contrast="auto">the statutory guidance</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and</span><span data-contrast="auto"> standards on fire safety developed by the British </span><span data-contrast="auto">S</span><span data-contrast="auto">tandards </span><span data-contrast="auto">Institution (BSI) which has a model for </span><span data-contrast="auto">involving a broad spread of stakeholders.</span><span data-contrast="auto">  </span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Comment: </span><span data-contrast="auto">It is hoped that in responding to the recommendations in the Phase 2 Report, the </span><span data-contrast="auto">subject of</span><span data-contrast="auto"> se</span><span data-contrast="auto">cond stairs </span><span data-contrast="auto">(and means of escape generally) </span><span data-contrast="auto">i</span><span data-contrast="auto">n residential buildings w</span><span data-contrast="auto">ith top floor greater than 18 m height</span> <span data-contrast="auto">can be revisited</span><span data-contrast="auto"> providing greater clarity for what will be required to meet the functional requirement in the Building Regulations</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and also </span><span data-contrast="auto">more fully addressing the Phase 2 Report recommenda</span><span data-contrast="auto">tions </span><span data-contrast="auto">for the evacuation </span><span data-contrast="auto">of those not </span><span data-contrast="auto">readily able to use stairs</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span></p> <p id="VulnerablePeople"> </p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">The evacuation of those with physical or mental impairments</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Phase 2 Report rightly concluded by looking at the needs of vulnerable people.  There were several references to the needs of vulnerable people including their evacuation – some of these were touched-on in the earlier discussion on Building Regulations and statutory guidance in Approved Documents.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Phase 1 Report had included a recommendation that 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 (such as persons with reduced mobility or cognition).  In the intervening period, many have felt that this recommendation had not been adequately addressed by the DLUHC (now MHCLG) so it was no surprise that the Phase 2 Report, in relation to vulnerable people, recommended that further consideration be given to the recommendations in the Phase 1 Report.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">It was good to see a Written Ministerial Statement from MHCLG on 2 September that The Home Office will bring forward proposals in the Autumn to improve the fire safety and evacuation of disabled/vulnerable residents in high-rise and higher-risk residential buildings in England in response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 1 recommendations that relate to Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans, or PEEPs.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">While the Home Office is not responsible for the Building Regulations (which is under the MHCLG) and Approved Documents (prepared by technical teams in the BSR), i</span><span data-contrast="auto">f</span><span data-contrast="auto"> the recommendations to look again at these are taken up then there will be a fresh opportunity to rethink the requirements for new buildings.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Beyond the Building Regulations and statutory guidance which are the benchmarks for new buildings, still more guidance is needed to assist with the improvement of building safety of existing buildings where the physical constraints of the building provide challenges compared to new-build.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p id="OtherRecommendations"> </p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Other recommendations </span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Phase 2 report included 58 recommendations which would, if adopted, have very significant impacts on the construction industry and its regulation, including some very significant implications for our sector.  Some of these (this article is in no way intended to be a summary or overview of the Phase 2 report and these titles and content are offered from a personal perspective) included the following.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>></strong>  the establishment of a body of professional fire engineers, properly regulated and with protected status and the introduction of mandatory fire safety strategies for higher-risk buildings</span><br><span data-contrast="auto">(</span><span data-contrast="auto">Comment: </span><span data-contrast="auto">T</span><span data-contrast="auto">he term “engineer” is not protected in the UK – and so if </span><span data-contrast="auto">fire engineers were to have protected status then presumably many other professional engineering institutions </span><span data-contrast="auto">involved in building safety such as structural engineers </span><span data-contrast="auto">and many others </span><span data-contrast="auto">would als</span><span data-contrast="auto">o like their professions to have protected status)</span><span data-contrast="auto">;</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>> </strong> the regulation and mandatory accreditation of fire risk assessors;</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>> </strong> the establishment of a College of Fire and Rescue to provide practical, educational and managerial training to fire and rescue services; and</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>> </strong> the introduction of a requirement for the government to maintain a publicly accessible record of recommendations made by select committees, coroners and public inquiries, describing the steps taken in response or its reasons for declining to implement them.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><strong>> </strong> a licensing scheme operated by the construction regulator for principal contractors wishing to undertake the construction or refurbishment of higher-risk buildings.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> (</span><span data-contrast="auto">It is unclear whether </span><span data-contrast="auto">the</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Inquiry believe that the new responsibilities fo</span><span data-contrast="auto">r principal cont</span><span data-contrast="auto">ractors do not go far enough</span><span data-contrast="auto"> but such a measure would have obvious implications for smaller contractors such as lift contractors c</span><span data-contrast="auto">arrying out lift refurbishment work on HRBs.)</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p id="Conclusion"> </p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Conclusion</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Phase 2 Report very cogently identified the many factors which came together resulting in such a large loss of life in the Grenfell Tower fire.  There is no quick fix as there were multiple failings which showed a poor culture for building safety.  The Government has already put in place a</span> <span data-contrast="auto">new building safety regime (in England) which it is hoped will </span><span data-contrast="auto">improve the culture of the construction industry.  The Phase 2 Report identified a number of further recommendations which will need to be carefully considered by Government which will need to decide how it wishes to respond.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In the Prime Ministe</span><span data-contrast="auto">r’s statement to the on 4 September, he stated that the government will respond in full to the Inquiry’s recommendat</span><span data-contrast="auto">ions within s</span><span data-contrast="auto">ix months.  While this is further delay, many of the recommendations have far-reaching implications</span><span data-contrast="auto"> which will ta</span><span data-contrast="auto">ke time to consider.</span> <span data-contrast="auto">Sustained effort across the industry will then be needed to bring the changes required.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The most harrowing section of the Phase 2 Report was the chapter on the deceased which recalled each of the people who died as a result of the fire.  One of the most powerful theatrical experiences the author has experienced was at the 2023 National Theatre production of “Grenfell – in the words of survivors” where towards the end of the play, 72 of the audience were asked to vacate their seats to sit in the central area of the floor to represent those that lost their lives as a result of the fire – being one of the 72 was a difficult, emotional and though-provoking experience.</span><span data-contrast="auto">  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="findmember"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h2><span class="leia-member">Find A LEIA Member</span></h2> <a class="btn btn-danger btn-large pull-right" href="https://www.leia.co.uk/memberlist/">View All Members</a> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <form class="member-basic-search" method="POST" 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