Grenfell Tower Inquiry – Phase 1 dates have been announced

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry hearings schedule has been announced

Phase one will focus on the factual narrative of the events of the night of 14 June 2017. This will include:

• the existing fire safety and prevention measures at Grenfell Tower
• where and how the fire started
• the development of the fire and smoke
• how the fire and smoke spread from its original seat to other parts of the building
• the chain of events before the decision was made that there was no further savable life in the building
• the evacuation of residents

The hearings for Phase 1 are expected to take the following order:

• Commemoration hearings – Start 21 May (expected to last nine days)
• Opening statements – Start 4 June (expected to last five days)
• Expert witness statements – Start 18 June (expected to last three days)
• Examining the outbreak of the fire – Start 21 June (expected to last six to seven days)
• Remaining firefighter evidence – Start 2 July (expected to last four weeks)
• Evidence from the bereaved and from survivors – Start 3 September (expected to last for four weeks)
• Other witness evidence – Dates to be confirmed
• Expert witness evidence – Start 1 October (expected to last eight to ten weeks)
• Closing statements – Start 29 October (expected to last five days)