Public Inquiry Recommendations

A 'METHANE' (Major incident declared, Exact location, Type of incident, Hazards, Access, Number and type of casualties, Emergency services present and required) …

Steps be taken to investigate the compatibility of the LFB systems with those of the MPS and the LAS with a view …

The LFB, the MPS, the LAS and the London local authorities all investigate ways of improving the collection of information about survivors …

That the definition of a higher-risk building for the purposes of the Building Safety Act be reviewed urgently. (113.7)

That the government bring responsibility for the functions relating to fire safety currently exercised by MHCLG, the Home Office and the Department …

That the Secretary of State appoint a Chief Construction Adviser with a sufficient budget and staff to provide advice on all matters …

That the statutory guidance generally, and Approved Document B in particular, be reviewed accordingly and a revised version published as soon as …

That a revised version of the guidance contain a clear warning in each section that the legal requirements are contained in the …

New materials and methods of construction and the practice of overcladding existing buildings make the existence of effective compartmentation a questionable assumption …

Calculating the likely rate of fire spread and the time required for evacuation, including the evacuation of those with physical or mental …

That, as far as possible, membership of bodies advising on changes to the statutory guidance should include representatives of the academic community …

That it be made a statutory requirement that a fire safety strategy produced by a registered fire engineer to be submitted with …

Assessing whether an external wall system can support a particular evacuation strategy is difficult because the necessary information is not always available. …

BS 9414 should be approached with caution and we recommend that the government make it clear that it should not be used …

That the profession of fire engineer be recognised and protected by law and that an independent body be established to regulate the …

That the government take urgent steps to increase the number of places on high-quality masters level courses in fire engineering accredited by …

That the government convene a group of practitioner and academic fire engineers and such other professionals as it thinks fit to produce …

That the government, working in collaboration with industry and professional bodies, encourage the development of courses in the principles of fire engineering …

We recognise that both the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have taken steps since the …

That it be made a statutory requirement that an application for building control approval in relation to the construction or refurbishment of …

That a licensing scheme operated by the construction regulator be introduced for principal contractors wishing to undertake the construction or refurbishment of …

That the government appoint an independent panel to consider whether it is in the public interest for building control functions to be …

We recommend that the same panel consider whether all building control functions should be performed by a national authority. (113.38)

We have referred to the Cladding Materials Library set up by the University of Queensland, which could form the basis of a …

That the government establish a system of mandatory accreditation to certify the competence of fire risk assessors by setting standards for qualification …

We are not in a position to determine whether greater standardisation of the fire control switches and keys is required. We therefore …

That His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (the Inspectorate) inspect the London Fire Brigade as soon as reasonably …

That as soon as reasonably possible the Inspectorate inspect the London Fire Brigade to examine and report on the arrangements it has …

That as soon as reasonably practicable the Inspectorate inspect the LFB to examine and report on its arrangements for collecting, storing and …

That the London Fire Brigade establish effective standing arrangements for collecting, considering and effectively implementing lessons learned from previous incidents, inquests and …

That fire and rescue services that continue to use low power intrinsically safe radios as part of breathing apparatus consider reserving them …

That all fire and rescue services give consideration to providing all firefighters with digital radios. (113.60)

Since radio communications are inherently unreliable in certain environments, we recommend that firefighters be trained to respond appropriately to the loss of …

That basic training on the structure and operation of the water supply system, including the different types of hydrants in use and …

That all fire and rescue services establish and periodically review an agreed protocol with the statutory water undertakers in their areas to …

That the British Standards Institution amend BS 750 to include a description of the circumstances under which the flow coefficient to which …

That National Fire Chiefs Council consider whether, and if so in what circumstances, firefighters should be discouraged from departing from their instructions …

That the [Civil Contingencies] Act [2004] be reviewed and consideration be given to granting a designated Secretary of State the power to …

The current guidance on preparing for emergencies is contained in several documents, all of which are unduly long and in some respects …

That regard for humanitarian considerations be expressly recognised by making it the ninth principle of effective response and recovery. (113.69)

Events demonstrated, however, that there is a need for a clearer understanding of the nature of the London Gold arrangements, in particular …

That local resilience forums adopt national standards to ensure effective training, preparation and planning for emergencies and adopt independent auditing schemes to …

That local authorities train all their employees, including chief executives, to regard resilience as an integral part of their responsibilities. (113.73)

RBKC had no effective means of collecting and recording information about those who had been displaced from the tower and surrounding buildings, …

That all local authorities make such arrangements as are reasonably practicable for enabling them to place people in temporary accommodation at short …

That all local authorities include in their contingency plans arrangements for providing immediate financial assistance to people affected by an emergency. (113.76)

That as part of their planning for emergencies local authorities give detailed consideration to the availability of key workers and the role …

That as part of their emergency planning local authorities make effective arrangements for continuing communication with those who need assistance using the …

That all local authorities include in their plans for responding to emergencies arrangements for providing information to the public by whatever combination …

That what in the past has been called by the police a 'casualty bureau' be described in a way that makes it …