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Grenfell Inquiry: senior civil servant ‘forgot’ to clarify ambiguous fire safety guidance

By 2022-03-24T11:36:00

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Brian Martin also admitted he ‘completely underestimated’ hazard posed by deadly ACM panels

The civil servant formerly responsible for fire safety guidance “forgot” to clarify that ACM cladding was not permitted despite a request from industry experts.

Brian Martin told yesterday’s hearing of the Grenfell Inquiry that he had “put it to one side and waited for [the experts] to contact me” because it had been a “busy time”.

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