Only 14 grants to replace costly waking watches with fire alarms have been paid out in London – with one Assembly Member calling it ‘scandalous’
Just ten per cent of the £16m allotted to the city by the Waking Watch Relief Fund has been used so far
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More than 900 buildings in London need fire safety fixes – and number ‘continues to grow’
Capital’s fire commissioner reveals two-thirds of the 24-hour patrols are down to unresolved cladding issues