The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Position Statement describes the actions the department has taken since the Grenfell Tower fire to make buildings safer.
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: public engagement policy added.
Grenfell Tower Inquiry progress reports collection page added. This page groups all the quarterly progress reports together. It replaces the page titled 'Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report' where the quarterly reports were previously published.
Updated with Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report.
Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government response added
Added a link to the page: Publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 report
Added quarterly thematic update on progress against the Grenfell Tower Inquiry: phase 1 recommendations.
Added Letter to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: 16 July 2020
Added Update letter to residents on developments in response to the Grenfell Tower fire: 12 June 2020
Added Fifth report from the Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce.
Added link to Grenfell immigration policy statistics.
Added press release: Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission begins work, published 13 February 2020.
Added Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report: government response.
Added 4th report from the Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce and letter to members of the Grenfell Recovery Taskforce.
Added update letter to residents on developments in response to the Grenfell Tower fire: 15 July 2019;
Added exchange of letters on the future management of the Grenfell site.
Added update letter to residents on developments in response to the Grenfell Tower fire: 10 June 2019
Added Letter to residents on developments in response to the Grenfell Tower fire: 7 June 2019
Added update letter to residents on developments in response to the Grenfell Tower fire: 11 January 2019
Added third report from the Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce and letter to members of the Grenfell Recovery Taskforce.
Added update letter to residents on developments in response to the Grenfell Tower fire: 13 December 2018
Added a link to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Position Statement on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry website.
Added press release 'Further environmental checks for Grenfell site'.
Added 'Letter to Grenfell United following concerns about the possibility of soil contamination: 15 October 2018'.
Added Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission update letter: 17 September 2018.
New Grenfell relatives’ immigration policy open letter dated 19 July 2018.
Added Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 16 July 2018
Added "letter announcing an update to Grenfell relatives’ immigration policy: 26 June 2018".
Added statement: 'Grenfell one year on'.
Added 'Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 22 May 2018'.
Added 'Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 4 May 2018'.
Added second report from the Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce, statement by the Housing Secretary, letter to members of the Grenfell Recovery Taskforce, and letter to residents.
Added press release 'Fire safety advice unchanged after issue identified with fire door' and statement 'Update on Grenfell Tower fire: 15 March 2018'.
Added 'Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 25 January 2018'.
Added Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 21 November 2017
Letter to the Communities Secretary from the Grenfell Recovery Taskforce members alongside their initial report on 31 October 2017 has been added.
Link to the response from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the Initial Report by the Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce has been added – 6 November 2017.
Added the initial report from the Independent Recovery Taskforce, oral statement to Parliament, and letters to residents, and to the Taskforce from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
Added Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 1 November 2017.
Added Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 17 October 2017.
Guidance on handling relatives' immigration cases added.
Added Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 4 October 2017.
Added Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 19 September 2017
Added the call for evidence for the independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety.
Added residents letter; safety of large panel system buildings letter; and wind-loading calculation for cladding circular letter.
Added Sajid Javid's statement to the House of Commons 5 September 2017 and update and consolidated advice for building owners following large-scale testing.
Home Office news story 'Immigration deadline for Grenfell Tower residents extended' (published 31 August 2017) has been added.
Added Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: terms of reference.
Added Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 22 August 2017.
Added Grenfell Tower Inquiry terms of reference published - Sir Martin Moore-Bick's terms of reference for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, and Prime Minister Theresa May's response.
Added Letter to local authority chief executives, following the Grenfell Tower fire: 11 August 2017
Added all fire test reports in a new section. Added Advice for building owners: large-scale wall system test 4, and related press notice.
Added Letter to residents following the Grenfell Tower fire: 8 August 2017
Added Advice for building owners: large-scale wall system test 3.
Added 'Advice for building owners on the large-scale wall system test with ACM with a polyethylene filler cladding, with stone wool insulation' and 'Government fire safety testing programme continues' news story.
Information about the Building Safety Programme which includes an option to register for email updates has been added. An explanatory note on large scale cladding systems testing has been added.
Circular letter on recladding of tall buildings has been added.