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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd and Jessica Murray

Police to seek criminal charges against 77 companies and people over Grenfell fire

The shrouded Grenfell tower seen from a London Underground station platform
The Grenfell inquiry concluded in 2024 that at the heart of the tragedy was the ‘systematic dishonesty’ of multimillion-dollar companies. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters

Scotland Yard has said it hopes to bring criminal charges against 77 companies and individuals for the Grenfell Tower fire, but trials will not start until a decade after the disaster that killed 72 people.

The Guardian understands a king’s counsel, a senior lawyer experienced in prosecutions, has been appointed to lead the crown’s criminal cases, which are expected to be complex and possibly last years.

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