Officials ‘didn’t understand the risk’ of fire safety decisions, Grenfell inquiry hears

By Tom Lowe2022-03-16T10:34:00

Officials ’lost sight’ of important issues during deregulation drive, fire safety policy lead admits

Government officials “genuinely didn’t understand the risk” of decisions made on fire safety policy in the years leading up to the Grenfell fire, the inquiry into the blaze has been told.

Louise Upton, former fire safety policy lead at the Department of Communities and Local Government, said officials had “lost sight” of very important issues amid a drive for deregulation under David Cameron’s coalition government.

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