Government Accepts All 58 Recommendations of Grenfell Tower Inquiry in First Progress Report

The Government has released its first progress report on the implementation of the recommendations from the final Grenfell Tower Inquiry report, marking a pivotal development for all involved in the construction and fit-out sectors — including contract flooring professionals.

Crucially, the Government has confirmed its intention to act on all 58 recommendations, including the introduction of a licensing scheme for Principal Contractors involved in work on Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs). This move underscores a wider push to raise competence and accountability across the built environment, with direct implications for subcontractors and specialists contributing to such projects.

This announcement builds on the Government’s earlier commitment, made on 26th February 2025, to adopt 49 of the recommendations in full and to assess implementation pathways for the remaining nine.

The transformation will unfold over at least four years, given the need for new primary legislation — subject to Parliamentary scheduling — but quarterly updates are promised, with the next due in September 2025, including a full delivery timeline.

This milestone forms part of the ongoing drive to improve building safety standards following the Grenfell Tower tragedy of 14th June 2017. For those in the contract flooring sector, these reforms underline the growing importance of compliance, competency, and collaboration across all trades involved in high-risk construction environments.

On Friday 20th June, Netflix will also be releasing a feature-length documentary, Grenfell: Uncovered, which aims to set out the chain of events that led to the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and the investigation that ensued.

For more information, read the full progress report.