Grenfell tenants who sub-let homes will not be prosecuted The government has confirmed that anyone who was unlawfully sub-letting their home will not be charged or prosecuted. The joint announcement came from the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, the Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC, and the Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders. We are asking tenants of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk […]
Read moreFrom the London Fire Brigade: Background In the early hours of 14 June 2017, London Fire Brigade was called to a fire at a residential block of flats in Lancaster West Estate, W11. London Fire Brigade’s Control room took multiple calls to this incident, with the first received at 00.54am. First fire crews were on site in under six minutes. […]
Read moreNICC funding PQ 2017/2615 Andrew Dismore What is your current estimate of NICC expenditure, and how much do you expect the Government to refund for this? Written response from the Mayor and the Commissioner Based on the 2015/16 exercise to identify NICC expenditure, NICC functions are estimated to cost the Met £344m a year. Of this, £281m is associated with […]
Read moreLabour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore has welcomed news that the mayor of London Sadiq Khan has given the go-ahead to installing step-free access at Mill Hill East Station. Mr Dismore said: ‘I’m delighted that my years of campaigning on this with local residents have paid off. Under 8 years of the previous Conservative […]
Read moreAir, water and waste materials update Public Health England (PHE) has been providing specialist advice on health following the Grenfell Tower fire. This includes health advice on air quality, water quality and the handling of any waste materials and debris. Air quality: Latest readings show the air pollution level near the site of Grenfell Tower continues to be low. PHE […]
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