Grenfell Inquiry backs ‘golden thread’ calls for high-rise buildings

Grenfell

Next phase will examine why materials in fatal blaze failed to meet Building Regulations, says inquiry head

The first long-awaited Grenfell Tower Inquiry report has pointed the finger of blame for the spread of the fire at ACM cladding and effectively backed Dame Judith Hackitt’s call for a ”golden thread” of information around a building’s construction.

The report, written by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the former judge heading the probe, has called for owners and managers of high-rise residential blocks to be required by law to provide local fire and rescue services with up-to-date plans of every such building.

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