It took 7 years to produce the authorities query report into the 2017 Grenfell Tower ; it will take a coupleof more yet to bring the guilty to account.
The Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have both stated that it will be another 18 months or so previously charges are brought. Court hearings might then take a year or more.
Frank Ferguson, head of the CPS unique criminalactivity and counter terrorism department, stated: “Our ideas stay with the dispossessed households and the survivors at what should be an very tough time.
“We haveactually been working carefully with the Metropolitan Police Service throughout their examination and will forthatreason be in a strong position to evaluation the finished evidential file, which they expect will be passed to us in 2026.
“Our group of professional districtattorneys will then thoroughly evaluation the file however do not anticipate to be in a position to make any charging choices upuntil the end of 2026.
“Due to the sheer volume of proof and intricacy of the examination, we will requirement to take the essential time to completely assess the proof before supplying last charging choices.”
For the Met, deputy assistant commissioner Stuart Cundy stated: “The publication of today’s questions report is a substantial turningpoint for those deeply impacted by the catastrophe. The ideas of the Met are specifically with the dispossessed, survivors and homeowners as well as the broader