Consider national building control authority
Grenfell Tower Inquiry · Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 Report · Issued 4 September 2024 · Addressed to: UK Government
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
We recommend that the same panel consider whether all building control functions should be performed by a national authority. (113.38)
Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 Report · 4 Sep 2024 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The government accepted this recommendation in February 2025, stating it will be considered by the same independent panel as Recommendation 22 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report, MHCLG, February 2025).
- The government's annual report stated the Independent Building Control Panel is expected to produce its final report in coming months, with a government formal response to follow (Annual Report on Progress, MHCLG, February 2026).
- The government reported that recommendation 23 was one of nine recommendations completed since its February annual report (Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Government Progress Report, MHCLG, 20 May 2026).
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Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
The government accepts this recommendation. See recommendation 22.
UK Government · 26 Feb 2025 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 20 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Since the Annual Report published in February 2026, we have completed a further 9 recommendations. Recommendations 22, 23, 27 and 28 are related to the construction industry, and 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55 are related to response and recovery. Source →
- 1 Feb 2026 Independent Building Control Panel developing recommendations. Panel expected to produce final report in coming months with government formal response anticipated early 2026. (Covers Recommendations 22, 23.) Source →
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