Guidance

Soil and environmental checks

Details on the soil and environmental checks around Grenfell Tower.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 28 November 2018
• Last updated: 12 July 2021
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  1. 12 July 2021

     Added link to Grenfell environmental checks: Stage 2 report

  2. 26 November 2020

     Added Grenfell environmental checks: Stage 2 soil sampling and next steps.

  3. 16 November 2020

     Added Grenfell environmental checks: 20 October virtual community event, the Stage 2 design, next steps and the soil sampling

  4. 20 October 2020

     Added: Grenfell environmental checks: virtual community event on 20 October 2020 video Grenfell environmental checks: Stage 2 detailed design Grenfell environmental checks: review of combustion related fire products

  5. 6 October 2020

     Added Grenfell environmental checks: site walkovers, next steps and opportunities to be involved and stage 2 site walkovers video.

  6. 17 August 2020

     Added Community update - Grenfell environmental checks: last month’s virtual community event, next steps and opportunities to be involved

  7. 24 July 2020

     Added video: Grenfell environmental checks – virtual community event on 20 July 2020.

  8. 13 July 2020

     Added environmental checks and meet the scientists leaflets

  9. 15 January 2020

     Agenda and minutes for 23 October 2019 meeting added to page.

  10. 5 November 2019

      Agenda and minutes for the 4 September 2019 and 13 September 2019 added to page.

  11. 11 October 2019

      Added Grenfell environmental checks: stage 1 report and news story on stage 1 report findings

  12. 4 September 2019

      'Science Advisory Group: membership' and 'SAG members’ declarations of interests' updated.

  13. 29 August 2019

      Agenda and minutes for the 18 July 2019 meeting added to page.

  14. 22 July 2019

      Added link to 'Update on Stage 1 of the environmental checks around the Grenfell Tower site including the initial findings'.

  15. 19 July 2019

      'SAG members’ declarations of interests' document updated.

  16. 19 July 2019

      Agenda and minutes for the 06 June 2019 meeting added to page.

  17. 7 June 2019

      Additional environmental checks video added.

  18. 6 June 2019

      Science Advisory Group agenda and minutes from 4th March and 11th April added to page.

  19. 3 June 2019

      "Grenfell environmental checks: update on exploratory testing" added.

  20. 28 May 2019

      Grenfell environmental checks update on feedback from community workshops added.

  21. 20 May 2019

      'SAG members’ declarations of interests' added to page.

  22. 24 April 2019

      Science Advisory Group agenda and minutes added to page.

  23. 23 April 2019

      Added new document - 'Grenfell environmental checks: update on forthcoming community consultation events'.

  24. 28 March 2019

      Community update on Professor Stec's research published.

  25. 27 March 2019

      Added new letters.

  26. 30 November 2018

      Added 'Science Advisory Group: terms of reference' and 'Grenfell environmental checks: next steps'.

  27. 28 November 2018

      First published.

Documents and announcements

• Grenfell environmental checks: Stage 2 report - 12 July 2021

• Grenfell environmental checks: Stage 2 soil sampling and next steps (PDF, 693 KB, 4 pages)

• Grenfell environmental checks: 20 October virtual community event, the Stage 2 design, next steps and the soil sampling (PDF, 499 KB, 8 pages)

• Grenfell environmental checks: Stage 2 detailed design - 20 October 2020

• Grenfell environmental checks: review of combustion related fire products - 20 October 2020

• Grenfell environmental checks: site walkovers, next steps and opportunities to be involved (PDF, 396 KB, 5 pages)

• Grenfell environmental checks: last month’s virtual community event, next steps and opportunities to be involved (PDF, 429 KB, 7 pages)

• The independent scientists working on the Grenfell environmental checks (PDF, 459 KB, 4 pages)

• Your guide to the Grenfell environmental checks (PDF, 1010 KB, 4 pages)

• Grenfell environmental checks: stage 1 report - 10 October 2019

• Environmental checks around Grenfell Tower show no increased risk to health - 10 October 2019

• Update on Stage 1 of the environmental checks around the Grenfell Tower site including the initial findings - 20 July 2019

• Grenfell environmental checks: update on exploratory testing - 3 June 2019

• Grenfell environmental checks: feedback from community workshops - 22 May 2019

• Grenfell environmental checks: update on forthcoming community consultation events - 9 April 2019

• Community update on publication of Professor Stec’s research - 28 March 2019

• Grenfell environmental checks: next steps - 30 November 2018

• Environmental monitoring following the Grenfell Tower fire - 22 November 2018

• Further environmental checks for Grenfell site - 26 October 2018

• Public health advice following the Grenfell Tower fire - 15 October 2018

Letters

• Letter to the Grenfell community to confirm the appointment of independent specialist: 22 March 2019

• Letter to the Grenfell community on progress of the environmental checks programme: 15 March 2019

• Letter to Grenfell United following concerns about the possibility of soil contamination: 15 October 2018

Videos

Grenfell environmental checks – virtual community event on 20 July 2020

Hear from some of the scientists who are carrying out, supporting or overseeing the environmental checks around the North Kensington area, including their responses to questions from the community.

Grenfell environmental checks

Additional environmental checks

Hear from some of the scientists who have been conducting the additional environmental checks around the North Kensington area.

additional environmental checks

Stage 2 site walkovers August 2020

Hear from the scientists who are carrying out and overseeing the environmental checks around the North Kensington area as they survey the locations identified for sampling.

Stage 2 site walkovers August 2020

Grenfell environmental checks – virtual community event on 20 October 2020

Hear from the scientists about the detailed design for Stage 2 of the environmental checks around the North Kensington area, including their responses to questions from the community.

Virtual community event 20 October 2020

Science Advisory Group

Purpose and terms of reference

The Science Advisory Group (SAG) has been established to give scientific advice to the Grenfell Tower Fire Ministerial Recovery Group.

Science Advisory Group: terms of reference - 24 April 2019.

Membership

SAG members were selected based on their professional expertise by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser. They are fully independent of government, except for Professor Chris Whitty, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and they bring their own opinions and skills to the group.

The SAG is chaired by Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser.

• Science Advisory Group: membership - 4 September 2019 (PDF, 161 KB, 1 page)

Declaration of interests

• SAG members’ declarations of interests (PDF, 122 KB, 3 pages)

Minutes and agendas of meetings

• Meeting 21 November 2018: agenda (PDF, 42.8 KB, 1 page)

• Meeting 21 November 2018: minutes (PDF, 168 KB, 2 pages)

• Meeting 20 December 2018: agenda (PDF, 62.1 KB, 1 page)

• Meeting 20 December 2018: minutes (PDF, 275 KB, 3 pages)

• Meeting 04 March 2019: agenda (PDF, 64 KB, 1 page)

• Meeting 04 March 2019: minutes (PDF, 111 KB, 3 pages)

• Meeting 11 April 2019: agenda (PDF, 74.1 KB, 1 page)

• Meeting 11 April 2019: minutes (PDF, 61.9 KB, 2 pages)

• Meeting 06 June 2019: agenda (PDF, 48.9 KB, 1 page)

• Meeting 06 June 2019: minutes (PDF, 148 KB, 6 pages)

• Meeting 18 July 2019: agenda  (PDF, 45.4 KB, 1 page)

• Meeting 18 July 2019: minutes (PDF, 99.9 KB, 3 pages)

• Meeting 04 September 2019: agenda (PDF, 42.6 KB, 1 page)

• Meeting 04 September 2019: minutes (PDF, 104 KB, 4 pages)

• Meeting 13 September 2019: agenda (PDF, 44.6 KB, 1 page)

• Meeting 13 September 2019: minutes (PDF, 56.1 KB, 2 pages)

• Meeting 23 October 2019: agenda (PDF, 30.8 KB, 1 page)

• Meeting 23 October 2019: minutes (PDF, 173 KB, 2 pages)