Grenfell Tower fire anniversary: adjournment debate

On 14 June 2017 a fire broke out at Grenfell Tower, a 24 storey residential housing block in North Kensington, London. 72 people died as a result of the fire.

This page brings together a collection of Library briefings which are relevant to the Grenfell Tower fire.

• Grenfell Tower Fire: Background (January 2020) This briefing sets out the government response to the fire at Grenfell Tower which broke out on 14 June 2017, including details of the building safety programme, public inquiry and recovery taskforce.
• Debate on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report (November 2024) This briefing accompanies the House of Commons debate which took place on 2 December 2024. The briefing summarises the key conclusions and recommendations of the Phase 2 Report, responses from the organisations affected by the inquiry and actions the government has taken to improve the fire safety of buildings.
• General debate on building safety and resilience (September 2024) This briefing accompanies the House of Commons debate which took place on 11 September 2024. The briefing has a list of links to relevant Library and external publications available at the time.
• Fire safety rules for block of flats since the Grenfell Tower fire (England) (May 2024) This briefing sets out details of fire safety rules, introduced between October 2023 and April 2024, for blocks of flats in England. The briefing explains who is responsible and how to report concerns.
• Fire safety in houses and flats (May 2024) This briefing explains fire safety legislation, compliance, and enforcement. It explains legislative changes introduced since the Grenfell Tower fire and details the new regime for high rise blocks of flats.
• Leasehold high-rise flats: who pays for fire safety work? (October 2023) This briefing considers who is responsible for paying for fire safety works on blocks of flats in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
• Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill 2024-26 (March 2026) The government proposed using public money to build a memorial to the Grenfell Tower fire victims on the site of the tower. This briefing explains the provisions set out in the bill. The Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Act 2026 was passed on 29 April 2026.