"New analysis found at least 87 contracts across the public sector in the government's own database involve companies criticised in the phase 2 report into the Grenfell fire, published in September 2024, though some contracts may have since expired. The Labour MP Joe Powell, who produced the analysis, said: Grenfell bereaved, survivors and our community are still fighting for justice eight and a half years after this entirely preventable tragedy, and it's extraordinary that public money is continuing to be spent with companies who were cited in the public inquiry."
"I urge all public bodies to do a full audit of their contracts, including subcontractors and supply chains, and publish exactly what they find. It's good news that the government have introduced new powers to exclude companies on grounds such as professional misconduct, and now is the time for procurement offices to start using them."
Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire demand that companies implicated in the disaster be barred from receiving public contracts. An analysis identified at least 87 public-sector contracts involving companies criticised in the phase 2 public inquiry into the Grenfell fire in September 2024, although some contracts may have expired. Seventy-two people died and more than 70 were injured in the 14 June 2017 blaze. Labour MP Joe Powell urged urgent audits of remaining public contracts, guidance under the Procurement Act 2023 to avoid using suppliers with past misconduct, and audits of subcontractors and supply chains. The government reversed plans for blanket exclusion, citing Crown Prosecution Service concerns about prejudicing criminal investigations.
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