The UK Government has released its second quarterly update on actions arising from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, confirming further progress on both evacuation reform and wider building safety legislation.

The full government progress report is available here:

Two additional Phase 1 recommendations have now been completed, with Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) made mandatory in high-rise and higher-risk residential buildings under new regulations laid in July. Building owners must now prepare evacuation plans for residents, including person-centred assessments for those with disabilities, and provide them to fire and rescue services via on-site information boxes.

All 58 Phase 2 recommendations have been accepted, with implementation expected to take a minimum of four years given the scale of required legislative change. A published timeline sets out expected delivery dates and will be updated quarterly until completion.

Alongside the Inquiry work programme, the Government confirmed:

• Building and construction reforms – consultation on Approved Document B and a new licensing regime for Principal Contractors on Higher-Risk Buildings is scheduled this year; work continues toward a single construction regulator, supported by the Building Safety Regulator’s recruitment and new fast-track decision processes.
• Leadership appointments – Thouria Istephan has been named interim Chief Construction Adviser, tasked with monitoring inquiry delivery and advising on regulator design.
• Remediation and social housing measures – over £1bn of new funding has been committed to speed up cladding removal, with draft enforcement powers in a new Remediation Bill; wider social housing reforms include a 10-year renewal plan and new requirements under Awaab’s Law from October 2025.
• Competence and transparency – Government will legislate for mandatory UKAS-accredited fire risk assessor certification, supported by the publication of BS 8674:2025; public dashboards now track progress on inquiry recommendations across government.
• Fire service delivery – the NFCC continues to coordinate national implementation, including updates on lift controls, operational learning, water supplies and risk information guidance. The Cabinet Office has also set out a national Resilience Action Plan shaped by Grenfell learning.

The new PEEPs regulations and forthcoming competence, licensing and enforcement reforms will have direct implications for fire engineers, risk assessors, social housing providers and contractors working on higher-risk buildings, with regulatory milestones set to phase in over the next four years.

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