The Government’s protection of leaseholders is welcome. But indiscriminate penalising of property developers is rough justice.
Installing sprinklers would provide higher safety standards at a much lower cost. That alternative should be available.
If there is to be any positive legacy from the Grenfell fire, it must be that our building and fire safety regime is state of the art.
Whether moderate right Conservative, or moderate left, austerity is dead, and this new age will be with us for a long time to come.
Sprinklers offer a sensible way to protect our historic buildings. But they are not being installed.
The Tri-Service Safety Officer combines the skills of a trained firefighter, a co-responder paramedic and has community safety accreditation from the police.
We have made tackling domestic abuse a priority, carried out joint working on mental health, and seen a 30 per cent reduction in burglaries.
We must take responsibility for public safety – to protect people, homes, businesses, and schools.
The Grenfell Tower tragedy was a shocking exception to a trend of improvement in safety. Fire deaths are down below 250 a year, the second lowest on record.
A shockingly large number are caused by arsonists. There should be an award events for those who help to combat this menace.
This ‘silent killer’ leads to hundreds of hospitalisations every year, and they’re almost entirely preventable with modern technology.
The Information Commissioner also backs openness from housing associations.
The expert team will be providing specialist help – they will not be commissioners taking over the Council.
Full transparency is now needed for any chance to rebuild trust.
We owe it to the victims to ensure better co-ordination is in place to avert future tragedies.