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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

‘Grenfell was caused by corporate greed’: report calls for far stronger penalties over unsafe cladding

The boarded up Grenfell tower above the memorial for victims of the fire
‘The Grenfell Tower fire was a disaster caused by corporate greed, not an accident,’ says report author Leela Jadhav. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Companies who are found responsible for unsafe cladding should face unlimited fines and permanent bans from public contracts, according to a report that also says England’s existing laws have not gone far enough to prevent future tragedies.

The thinktank Common Wealth said the law fails to effectively hold companies to account for corporate negligence, leaving the door open for another disaster like the Grenfell fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017.

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