Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report: all our coverage in one place

The Grenfell Inquiry’s final report has been published today. Housing Today is bringing you all the latest news, reaction and analysis on the report, which will have far-reaching implications for housing and construction

Government promises to stop Grenfell firms from future public sector work Prime minister to write to companies named and shamed and put them on notice they will be barred from taxpayer-funded contracts

Construction’s day of reckoning as Grenfell Inquiry finds severe failings across industry laid ground for deadly blaze Final report sets out plan to consolidate responsibility for industry in one centralised regulator reporting to a single government minister

Grenfell Tower Inquiry decides against specific recommendations for social housing providers The inquiry finds no additional recommendations beyond the changes made in the Social Housing (Regulation) Act

Decades of central government failure led to Grenfell tragedy, says inquiry Department was ‘well aware’ of cladding risks but failed to act

Manufacturers knowingly misled the market over combustible construction materials Arconic, Celotex and Kingspan slammed for ‘systematic dishonesty’ by inquiry report

KCTMO responsible for ‘systemic failings’ in fire safety management, Grenfell Inquiry finds The inquiry highlighted housing manager’s failure to disclose fire risks to its board and its troubled relationship with residents

Failures in refurbishment job that led to Grenfell fire ‘likely widespread’ in construction industry, inquiry finds ‘Incompetence’ and ’casual’ approach to contractual relations paved way for disaster

Metropolitan Police chief stresses it could take 18 months to bring charges over Grenfell Meanwhile at PMQs Keir Starmer apologises on behalf of the British state and says ‘today is a long-awaited day of truth but it must now lead to a day of justice’

Product manufacturers come out fighting after Grenfell Inquiry’s damning verdict Arconic, Celotex and Kingspan defend their involvement in 2017 disaster after final report brands them “dishonest” 

Those who do not feel weight of safety responsibilities ‘are in the wrong job’, says Grenfell Inquiry’s architectural expert Inquiry panellist ‘makes no apologies’ for new burdens on industry in tearful statement