Your life is too precious to stay put. Since January 2018, the housing has been directly managed by the council. We recognise our responsibility to ensure that the investigative process is not hampered or undermined in any way.. 7 0 obj The fire started in a faulty fridge freezer on the 4th floor of the 24-storey, 120-flat residential block in West London, rapidly spreading throughout most of the building and engulfing the outside cladding within 45 minutes. /F2 17 0 R In July 2014, KCTMO asked it to provide costings for the three different types of cheaper cladding. WebKensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation. Both products were certified according to the European fire resistance standard. > View this hearing. Where a violation of the substantive positive obligation namely, the state being obliged to institute and maintain an effective system of deterrence against the threat to life in Article 2 is established, compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage are in principle possible as part of the range of redress available. ATIC, a lobby group for tenant control, with support of NFTMO and co-op housing groups, organised a meeting where Lord Falconer, the housing minister, was persuaded by Gordon Perry, the then CEO of KCTMO, to agree a special exception for KCTMO to remain tenant-controlled while gaining ALMO status and the associated capital investment. /Xi4 28 0 R Concrete is a better fire retardant material.. Green party councillor Sin Berry has demanded a block by block breakdown of the materials and structural plans for cladding used on every single block in Camden, highlighting heightened concern for safety in council high rises across the country. >> /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.2 857.28] The Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, Lecturer in Law, Oxford Brookes University, The Grenfell Tower Fire as a Breach of the Right to Life. Additionally, the knowledge accumulated through the previous arrangements was not retained within the new corporate body: priorities changed, partly through the perception that tenant involvement conferred sufficient legitimacy on decision making, partly as the priorities of the management team changed and partly because of the increased scale of responsibility delegated to a small and inexperienced organisation. Extending limitation periods in the Defective Premises Act 1972: a breach of Article 1 of Protocol No. /Type /Page /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.2 857.28] They have also demanded copies of the service history for the buildings dry risers containing the hose connectors for the fire fighters, following unconfirmed reports from residents in Grenfell that some of the dry riser cabinets were jammed. Kensington and Chelsea, following budget cuts, was quick to close day care centres, local libraries, and direct services, including the repair budget of KCTMO. The resident-led board has an ongoing role in scrutinising the delivery of services under the MMA, as well as ensuring ongoing assistance to the public inquiry and criminal investigation. /Font << It did not comment on the Chalcot Estate. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. I was woken that day by the smell of burning, he said. The Council has confirmed that it will continue to fund the TMO to ensure it can continue to do so, and that answers to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry are obtained. Your email address will not be published. The TMO was set up on 1 April 1996,[1] under the UK Government's Housing (Right to Manage) Regulations 1994.