Shortly after the disaster, it emerged council building inspectors approved the use of cut-price combustible cladding and insulation on the 24-storey block after 16 inspections. In dozens of failed cladding cases, the building inspectors worked for local councils and were paid out of the public purse. Proposals to give building inspectors more enforcement powers were ignored by governments keen to retain a “light touch” approach. So why didn’t she ban combustible cladding in the meantime? The Building Research Establishment, which is paid to assess whether or not combustible cladding is safe, also contributed.

Source: The Guardian May 17, 2018 16:08 UTC