On 14th June 2017, 72 people died in a fire in Grenfell Tower in London, UK. A public inquiry was initiated by the UK Government to examine the circumstances around the fire, report its findings and make recommendations to try to prevent such a fire from happening again.
The work of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has revealed systemic issues, behaviours and practices across the building sector that left Grenfell Tower in the condition it was the night of the fire. That condition was such that when the fire took place, it spread very rapidly with catastrophic consequences. This was a fire that has subsequently been deemed entirely preventable.
As part of the analysis and reporting duties we were tasked with providing to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Arup fire safety engineers and complex systems specialists have developed a change framework designed to address some of the systemic industry challenges identified.
We have decided to publish this change framework as part of our commitment to supporting the long-term action and accountability needed to create an effective and equitable fire safety system.
This change framework is for policymakers, supply chain partners, developers and others across the sector who wish to work together to minimize the risk of another Grenfell ever happening again.
