Government Issues Response to Grenfell Phase Two Recommendations

The Government has issued its response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report, which confirms the Government accepts all the Inquiry’s findings and is committed to delivering a ‘strong response’ to the recommendations.

The changes will be delivered using a ‘three‐phased approach’ over the course of this Parliament to deliver ‘meaningful change as quickly as possible’.

The government said it will adopt a phased approach to reforming the building safety regime over the course of this Parliament.

Phase one (2025-2026): “Making sure that we effectively deliver our current programme of regulatory reform and change”. This is understood to relate to solving the teething problems experienced by the Building Safety Regulator, as well as implementing reforms to the Approved Development Document regime.
Phase two (2026-2028): This phase will focus on “having fully developed proposals to deliver recommendations and wider reform”. In other words, turning the Grenfell phase two report recommendations into regulations, guidance and law.
Phase three (2028 onwards): The government will begin the process of implementing the reforms.

View the response here.

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