Fire expert criticises ‘lazy’ risk assessment for Dalston block – carried out a year before the roof went up in flames
Around 50 residents were forced into temporary accommodation by the blaze earlier this summer
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Leader – Fire alarm
Fire safety should not be a choice, and certainly not one that is put to residents
High priority fire safety work uncovered after Grenfell now 80 per cent complete, council reveals
The Town Hall has been tackling the 3,000 high-risk issues found by assessors in the wake of the 2017 tragedy
Mayor voices ‘disappointment’ over lack of central funding for fire doors
Town Hall reveals it was sold over a thousand doors which should have been fire safe for 30 minutes but were not
Lincoln Court: Government watchdog steps in over fire safety plans
Health & Safety Executive says re-cladding work will not start until it is satisfied that council contractor Wates is ‘compliant’
Anger after bin fire at council block where cladding is being replaced
Lincoln Court residents say blaze is a ‘warning shot’ following ‘numerous conversations’ with council about safety practices
Leader – Smoke and mirrors
Empty reassurances on fire safety are ominous with elections coming up
Grenfell: Confusion as experts contradict Hackney Council on Fire Risk Assessment gaps
Surveyors and Town Hall at odds over documents which appear to counter Mayor’s claim that FRAs are ‘up to date’
Fire Risk Assessment error blamed on bungling safety expert
According to the council, a surveyor wrongly put 24 June 2017 as the date of an FRA for one of its blocks – despite carrying out the test on 4 October 2016
Town Hall misses high priority blaze threat targets three times
Guidance set by safety experts on dealing with ‘P1’ risks is that they must be fixed within a month
Fire risks at council property left unchecked for over five years
When an assessment was eventually carried out this year, it found there was no fire detection or alarm system.
Disability campaign group slams council’s user-unfriendly fire risk map
Lack of accessibility is ‘denying disabled people the opportunity to play a full role in Hackney life’
Grenfell: Hackney publishes first Fire Risk Assessments for council blocks
Town Hall to release FRAs for its social housing ‘over the coming weeks and months’, as Information Commissioner urges all councils to be ‘proactive’