Written statement on Grenfell Tower inquiry Phase 2 Government Progress Report - Sep 10

Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Resilience (Baroness Blake of Leeds): The Grenfell Tower fire was a preventable tragedy that claimed 72 lives and exposed deep-rooted weaknesses in the systems designed to keep people safe. It remains a profound failure of oversight and accountability which should never have happened and the bereaved, survivors and local community remain at the heart of our response.

This government accepted the Inquiry's findings and is today publishing the September 2026 Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report to update on work underway to implement the recommendations. Since May 2026, we have completed a further 9 recommendations, bringing the total of closed recommendations to 30 since February 2025. We remain on track to deliver all recommendations by the end of 2029.

Alongside the September progress report, we are publishing the Interim Chief Construction Adviser's final report.

Together, the progress report and the Interim Chief Construction Adviser's final report demonstrate continued progress in implementing the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's recommendations and reforming the wider building safety system. They represent important steps towards sustained system-wide change by reducing fragmentation, strengthening accountability and ensuring that those responsible for building and fire safety have the support and oversight needed to keep people safe in their homes.

The government recognises that lasting change requires sustained transparency and oversight. We have delivered the Inquiry's recommendation on transparency through our new dashboards which publicly track progress to deliver accepted recommendations across inquiries, alongside our regular progress reports on Grenfell implementation. Parliament also has an important role to play in overseeing how government implements recommendations and I await the outcome of PACAC's work in early 2027.