Found: the critical importance of employing a competent project professional was observed within the Grenfell Tower

Found: Going forward, will you ensure that the design, planning permission and construction, under the Grenfell Tower

Found: The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report was clear about the Government’s multiple failings of regulatory

Found: upcoming review of the Building Regulations guidance following the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower

Found: This was decided following the Phase 2 Grenfell Tower Inquiry report that was published on 4 September

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role her Department has in setting (a) standards and (b) contents of training for firefighters.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

It is the responsibility of Fire and Rescue Authorities to ensure that firefighters receive the appropriate equipment and training they need to safely respond to the wide range of incidents which they attend. The Government will continue to work closely with the National Fire Chiefs Council to ensure fire and rescue services have the resources they need to keep the public safe.

The Fire Standards Board is chaired independently of the Government and oversees the identification, development and maintenance of fire standards for fire and rescue services in England.

The Government has accepted in principle the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry’s recommendation to establish a college of fire and rescue. A necessary first step will be to consult on the most appropriate functions for a college – which could, as recommended by the Inquiry, include training provision and standards – and how it could best be structured and delivered. We expect to launch this consultation later in 2025. Implementing a new professional body for the fire and rescue sector would be a complex, long-term project requiring legislation and investment.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to establish a national structure to set national standards across the UK Fire Service.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government funds the independent Fire Standards Board (FSB) to develop and maintain a comprehensive set of professional standards for fire and rescue services in England. The FSB has published 19 national standards for fire and rescue services: these cover a range of topics relating to operational management, leadership and ethics.

The Government has accepted, in principle, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendation to establish a national college of fire and rescue. The Inquiry report suggested a range of potential functions for a college to fulfil, including the development of policies and procedures to ensure both the effectiveness of fire and rescue services and the safety of firefighters and the public. The Government response to the Inquiry’s report notes that a necessary first step in the process will be to consult on the functions a college should have and how it could best be structured and delivered. We expect to launch this consultation later in the year.

Any future college function relating to national standards would build on the work already undertaken by the FSB.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to allocate additional funding to fire and rescue services to improve their wildfire and flood response rates.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

Government funding for fire and rescue services is provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) through the Local Government Finance Settlement in the form of revenue support grant (RSG) and retained business rates.

As a recommendation in phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Prime Minister has announced a Machinery of Government change, which will see all responsibility for fire and rescue transfer to MHCLG from 1st April.

Overall, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion in 2024/25. Additionally, Government supports fire and rescue authorities in responding to flood incidents by providing national resilience High Volume Pump (HVP) capability comprising 45 HVPs. These are available to be used by fire & rescue services across the country during major flood incidents.

The Government maintains regular engagement with the National Fire Chiefs Council to monitor and review sector led improvements to wildfire response and mitigation. In addition, the Government will continue to work closely with stakeholders across the sector to ensure fire and rescue services have the resources they need to protect communities.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to introduce dedicated capital investment funding for fire and rescue services to help improve (a) infrastructure, (b) fleet renewal and (c) training facilities.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

Government funding for fire and rescue services is provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) through the Local Government Finance Settlement in the form of revenue support grant (RSG) and retained business rates.

As a recommendation in phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Prime Minister has announced a Machinery of Government change, which will see all responsibility for fire and rescue transfer to MHCLG from 1st April.

Found: Grenfell Tower site update April 2025

Found: Grenfell Tower site update April 2025

Found: Grenfell Tower site update April 2025

Found: The change delivers on a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 2 report, which advised

Found: Grenfell Tower site update March 2025

Found: Grenfell Tower site update March 2025

Found: Grenfell Tower site update March 2025

Found: Fol lowing the Grenfell Tower fire, buildings with an increased fire safety risk may no longer be able

Found: Background to these Self-Remediation Terms 3.1 In response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, certain residential

Found: Grenfell Next of Kin To discuss the Grenfell Inquiry's second report Angela Rayner 15/10/2024 Grenfell Tower

Found: visit in North Kensington to hear from Grenfell community leaders Camilla Sheldon 17/10/2024 Grenfell Tower

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Found: Keeping you updated about the Grenfell Tower wrapping

Found: Theme Windrush Lessons Learned Review7 Ockenden Review8 Infected Blood Inquiry9 Grenfell Tower

Found: The fire in Grenfell Tower in 2017 is believed to have started with a faulty fridge, and a large fire

Found: Scottish Government Response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report

Found: Scottish Government Response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report

Found: The NFCC added that significant events such as the pandemic, and the reviews of the Grenfell Tower Fire

Found: on fire and rescue performance criticisms in terms of the Manchester Arena outrage, and the Grenfell Tower

Found: sustainability of rural services, the climate emergency and the findings of the second phase of the Grenfell Tower

Found: on fire and rescue performance criticisms in terms of the Manchester Arena outrage, and the Grenfell Tower

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Found: After the fire in Grenfell tower in 2017, xxix in order to increase participation in the investigations

Found: Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, there is a clear need to reflect on arrangements for building

Found: the Hackitt Inquiry 6 The building regulation regime was unchanged for many years until the Grenfell Tower

Found:  The recommendations from the Grenfell Tower inquiry were also mentioned and the importance of a

Found: Introduction 1.1 Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the UK Government appointed Dame Judith Hackitt

Found: system • Recent disruptive challenges • Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 • Manchester Arena Inquiry • Grenfell Tower

Found: The Grenfell Tower Inquiry was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fire at Grenfell

Found: significant step forward in our plans to improve building safety following the tragic events at Grenfell Tower