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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVMPs vote down proposal to fund fire safety works
House of Commons rejected the Lords amendment to the Fire Safety BillÂ
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVGovernment official reprimanded certifier on ‘serious’ error in Grenfell insulation certificate, inquiry hears
BBA’s certificate for Kingspan product described by inquiry counsel as ‘dangerously misleading’
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVCertifier not told of changes made to Grenfell ACM cladding, inquiry hears
Arconic did not formally update British Board of Agrement on amends to the core of its ACM panels
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVPeople caught breaching fire safety regulations to face unlimited fines
Failing to record fire risk assessments also to become civil offence under strengthened new laws
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVGovernment floats public sector work ban for ‘negligent’ contractors
PM also considering tax on building products firms to fund cladding remediation
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVBBA based fire rating for Kingspan foam on tests of other products, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Former deputy chief executive admitted he was not sure if the decision was permitted under UK fire regulations
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVBBA certificate for Grenfell ACM was based off information on supplier’s website, inquiry hears
Certifying body’s project manager admits never seeing crucial test data before issuing Arconic with renewal of flawed document
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV​Arconic ‘threatened’ to cut ties with testing house unless its Grenfell cladding was approved, inquiry hears
Hearing told British Board of Agrément supplied certificate for ACM cladding based on incomplete test data
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVGrenfell cladding firm was warned a decade before fire that panels could kill 70 people
Manager told Arconic of expert’s prediction that ACM panels would burn like a ‘truck of 19,000 litre oil’
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV​‘Fundamental errors’ made installing Grenfell cavity barriers, inquiry hears
Manufacturer says work was of ‘poorest standard’ it had ever seen
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVGrenfell cavity barriers only formally approved nine days after fire, inquiry hears
Installed barriers had not been tested prior to use on tower’s refurbishment
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV control officer ‘pressured' into providing certificate for combustible Grenfell insulation, inquiry hears
LABC certificate became key part of Kingspan’s marketing literature for product used in Grenfell Tower’s cladding system
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVBRE manager admits missing rigged Celotex fire test was ‘very basic error,’ Grenfell inquiry hears
BRE staff failed to notice two fire-resisting boards added to test rig to ensure a pass
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV​Celotex ‘did not try to conceal’ rigged test of Grenfell insulation from BRE, inquiry hears
Cladding installer says testing body was checking test rig the ‘whole time’
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV​Kingspan was ‘significant source of revenue’ for BRE, Grenfell Inquiry told
Hearing sees emails from BRE consultant saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVGrenfell Inquiry: what we learnt from the BRE this week
Hearings focused on testing body’s role in certifying combustible building materials used on Grenfell tower as safe
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVBRE was warned about Kingspan’s misuse of fire tests four years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Celotex manager emailed BRE flagging concerns in 2013
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVTechnician blames Grenfell insulation testing errors on burn hall being a ‘busy place’
BRE’s Phil Clark tells inquiry testing room could have ‘10 people in on any given day’
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVTesting technician denies being aware of rigged fire test, Grenfell Inquiry hears
BRE’s Phil Clark refutes claims he knew magnesium oxide boards had been added to ensure Celotex product passed checks
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVCertifications group proposes random testing of construction products already on market
Shake-up outlined in new BBA consultation on safety standards