Government ‘Regrets Past Failures' As It Apologises To Victims Of Grenfell Tragedy
The Independent|December 08, 2021
The government has apologised to the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire after it acknowledged “past failures” in oversight of the system regulating safety within the construction industry.
Tom Batchelor
Government ‘Regrets Past Failures' As It Apologises To Victims Of Grenfell Tragedy

A lawyer for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said there had been “mistakes, errors and omissions” and the government was “deeply sorry”.

Jason Beer QC, representing the department, said: “The department is deeply sorry for its past failures in relation to the oversight of the system that regulated safety in the construction and refurbishment of high-rise buildings.

“It also deeply regrets past failures in relation to the superintendence of the building control bodies, which themselves had a key role in ensuring the safe construction and refurbishment of such buildings.

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