An ex-senior housing official for Grenfell Tower’s landlords did not check on whether coroner and fire service recommendations were followed in the wake of a fatal fire at another housing block in 2009, an inquiry has heard.
The Lakanal House fire in Southwark, south London, on July 3 2009 claimed the lives of six people.
A subsequent coroner’s inquest resulted in a set of recommendations for the London borough of Southwark and Department of Communities and Local Government, with the deadly blaze also followed by wider London Fire Brigade (LFB) safety guidance.
On Thursday, Laura Johnson, former director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), told an inquiry into the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that she read a summary of the coroner’s recommendations in their Rule 43 report.
An ex-senior housing official for Grenfell Tower’s landlords did not check on whether coroner and fire service recommendations were followed in the wake of a fatal fire at another housing block in 2009, an inquiry has heard.
The Lakanal House fire in Southwark, south London, on July 3 2009 claimed the lives of six people.
A subsequent coroner’s inquest resulted in a set of recommendations for the London borough of Southwark and Department of Communities and Local Government, with the deadly blaze also followed by wider London Fire Brigade (LFB) safety guidance.
On Thursday, Laura Johnson, former director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), told an inquiry into the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that she read a summary of the coroner’s recommendations in their Rule 43 report.
Grenfell Tower’s landlords appeared to have a “reactive approach to maintenance” dating back to a report in 2013, a public inquiry has heard.
Andrew Kinnier QC, for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, said that a document in 2013 viewed the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO), as having a “reactive approach to maintenance” built more on compliance rather than breakdown.
The TMO was the organisation appointed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) to run its entire council housing stock.
The document said there were issues which needed attention regarding planned maintenance.
It stated that “there are only a handful of arrangements in the policy” and “many are missing” such as pressure vessels, working at height and contractor management.
Grenfell Tower’s landlords appeared to have a “reactive approach to maintenance” dating back to a report in 2013, a public inquiry has heard.
Andrew Kinnier QC, for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, said that a document in 2013 viewed the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO), as having a “reactive approach to maintenance” built more on compliance rather than breakdown.
The TMO was the organisation appointed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) to run its entire council housing stock.
The document said there were issues which needed attention regarding planned maintenance.
It stated that “there are only a handful of arrangements in the policy” and “many are missing” such as pressure vessels, working at height and contractor management.