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Government’s ‘confusing’ fire safety guidance did not consider life safety

By 2022-02-23T12:59:00

Debbie Smith

Document published in 2002 appeared to equate British standards with tougher European standards, Grenfell Inquiry told

The government gave no consideration to life safety when publishing “confusing” new guidance for cladding systems in the early 2000s, the Grenfell Inquiry has heard.

Tuesday’s hearing was told how ministers had started to introduce tougher European standards into British guidance in 2002 with a planned transition period of three years.

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