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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,...

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,...

The inquiry heard evidence from the former director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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,...

A new construction products regulator has been announced by the government. The body will be given the power to remove any product from the market “that presents a significant safety risk and prosecute any companies who flout the rules on product safety”, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said in a statement. The statement cites testimony given to the ongoing Grenfell Tower public inquiry that it said “shone a light on the dishonest practice by some manufacturers of construction products, including deliberate attempts to game the system and rig the result...