CPS asked to consider manslaughter charges over Grenfell Tower fire

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Detectives from the Metropolitan Police confirmed they had passed files relating to 20 organisations and 54 individuals to the CPS, including the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

The 2017 blaze in North Kensington, west London, killed 72 people, and a public inquiry concluded that all the deaths were avoidable, with residents having been “badly failed” by authorities “in most cases through incompetence but in some cases through dishonesty and greed.”

Potential offences include corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety offences, fraud and misconduct in public office.

The CPS said charging decisions will be made before the 10th anniversary of the disaster on June 14 2027.

The inquiry’s final report laid out in damning detail how those in positions of responsibility had not heeded or acted on warnings from earlier fires.

It found that by 2016, the government was “well aware” of the risks of combustible cladding panels and insulation in high-rise buildings “but failed to act on what it knew.”

The blaze was preceded by “decades of failure” by governments and the building industry, it said.

Fiona Rutherford, chief executive of campaign group Justice, said the Met’s investigation is “an important step towards accountability,” adding: “Tragedies like Grenfell show why it is vital that the government delivers the Hillsborough Law fully and without delay.

“The public deserves the truth in investigations and inquiries.”

Grenfell United, which represents some bereaved families and survivors, said it expects the Met and CPS to “do everything in their power to make sure this case moves forward without further unnecessary delay,” adding: “Our families have waited long enough.

“We want those responsible to face justice. If people are found guilty of crimes that cost our loved ones their lives, we want to see them behind bars.

“Only then will people see that there are real consequences for what happened at Grenfell.

“No family should have to fight this hard, for this long, for justice.”

Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright welcomed progress “finally being made towards prosecuting those culpable” and said it will continue campaigning to “see all those responsible prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

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