Public inquiry recommendations into disasters like Grenfell are ‘too often’ ignored, peers warn
The final report published by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, photographed outside Dorland House in London, September 4, 2024
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PUBLIC inquiry recommendations into disasters like Grenfell are “too often” ignored, peers have said as they called for a new parliamentary committee to monitor how they are implemented.
The cross-party Lords statutory inquiries committee found today that many recommendations were not followed up, risking the “recurrence of a disaster” — such as at Grenfell Tower.
Ministers establishing a public inquiry should consider including a deadline for it to conclude or demand a series of interim reports so recommendations can be implemented quickly, the committee report suggested.
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