Government did not try to cover up reports on cladding, Grenfell inquiry hears
Senior civil servant Brian Martin said the report’s findings that the cladding failed fire safety tests ‘just got missed’.
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Senior civil servant Brian Martin said the report’s findings that the cladding failed fire safety tests ‘just got missed’.
Former head of technical policy says guidance was clear to professionals that combustible cladding should not be used on high-rise buildings
In evidence to inquiry, Anthony Burd denies there was a cover-up of the results of taxpayer-funded tests
Former government official Anthony Burd admitted to the Grenfell Inquiry that a report should have been made public in 2002.
The UK government knew that the cladding on Grenfell Tower should "never ever" be used on high-rise buildings 15 years before the block was destroyed.