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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Do public inquiries work? What comes after Grenfell and other UK disasters

Grenfell families sit at tables as a man speaks into a microphone
Grenfell families holding a press conference after the inquiry published its report. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

After the final report of the Grenfell fire inquiry was published, Hisam Choucair, who lost six family members in the blaze, said: “We did not ask for this inquiry … It’s delayed the justice my family deserves.”

Although he thanked the inquiry for its findings, Choucair was devastated that the police had put the criminal investigation on the back burner until it had concluded. A decision on prosecutions is now not expected to happen until the end of 2026 at the earliest.

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