/F1 16 0 R The focus of our article is to examine corporate governance failure itself as a contributing factor in the fire, relying on evidence unearthed in the course of the investigation. WebThe management of Grenfell Tower, including how residents' complaints were handled Central and local government responses to the disaster The response of London Fire Brigade Building regulations and enforcement Remaining expert evidence Remaining evidence from bereaved, survivors and residents Module 1 [ edit] The Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, The Role of Corporate Governance Failure in the Grenfell Tower Fire. WebKensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) is inviting three organisations to submit a tender for the provision of site supervision and monitoring /F9 13 0 R Another issue raised by Mr Daffarn centred on a power surge at the tower in May 2013. /Contents 25 0 R Grenfell Tower, covered up after the tragic fire in June 2017, Loz Pycock, shared under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. A good article but it misses out that the Lancaster West Estate had their own TMO (an EMB) from 1993 until the larger organisation (KCTMO) closed them down in 2013. >> Mr Kinnier said that a full review of the property policy arrangements was recommended in the 2013 document. (HRA 1998, s 6) It also requires domestic courts to interpret legislation so far as possible in a manner that is compliant with the ECHR, and empowers courts to award damages where Convention rights have been violated. List of Grenfell's /F5 20 0 R Following the fire, The Grenfell Tower Inquiry was established to establish the cause and origin of the fire and in a second phase to examine the buildings refurbishment and external cladding, examining key issues related to the responsibility for maintaining the safety of the building and the residents. The aluminium cladding is suspected of having helped spread the fire that claimed at least 80 lives. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. I have been asking for two years for those to be changed, and nothing has happened, he said. >> Grenfell Inquiry. (modern). /F12 15 0 R /F9 13 0 R << It said Rydon would appoint other consultants (to include fire, DDA [Disability Discrimination Act], acoustic, etc, after the main subcontractors are on board. It said said: We need good costs for Cllr Feilding-Mellen and the planner tomorrow at 8.45am!. Since the mid-1970s, over 200 of these TMOs have formed. /F9 13 0 R Kensington and Chelsea council has said it will cooperate with any investigation into the fire. /Kids [3 0 R 4 0 R 5 0 R 6 0 R 7 0 R] endobj Mr Collins was one of a number of people who joined a residents group called Grenfell Community Unite, but staff at KCTMO refused to meet them. 3 0 obj [The KCTMO] responded they sent up surveyors, but nothing was ever done. /Xi13 38 0 R However the facts in her account are not fully correct. /F10 10 0 R To be clear, if we cannot get out people will die or at best suffer serious injury.. >> Tenants in the Lancaster West estate where Grenfell Tower is located and in other big estates in the Royal Borough wanted more say and better housing services. Video, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies, Trump mistrial request denied in NY rape lawsuit, Russia launches missile attacks on Ukraine, Street piano confiscated as public 'break rules', US rock band Aerosmith announce farewell tour, Father tells how gunman opened fire on Texas home, DeSantis-backed board votes to countersue Disney. Read about our approach to external linking. >> /F12 15 0 R They must have complied with the law, he said. << ATIC, a lobby group for tenant control, with support of NFTMO and co-op housing groups, organised a meeting where Lord Falconer, the housing minister, was persuaded by Gordon Perry, the then CEO of KCTMO, to agree a special exception for KCTMO to remain tenant-controlled while gaining ALMO status and the associated capital investment. As well as the recent fire in Adair Tower, he said, there had been another one two months ago in nearby Trellick Tower, which is run by the same landlord. /Type /Page Going forward I get the impression that the community will not want the council to take back control as there is a complete lack of trust but the alternative would appear to be being managed by a Housing Association and Im not sure that would gain much traction in the community either. Ultimately, in the case of Grenfell Tower, the overriding objective of the (corporate bodys) governance framework should have been to keep residents safe. He emailed London Fire Brigade (LFB) in March 2014 warning that "if there was a major fire in Grenfell Tower and fire brigade access ever became an issue we would use the evidence recorded on our blog and in extensive email correspondence to ensure that those in charge at the TMO (Tenant Management Organisation) would face extremely serious consequences". I was struggling down through the smoke and was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation afterwards. [2] Kensington and Chelsea TMO was the largest TMO in the UK[3] and unique in having been the only TMO that managed the entire housing stock for the local council.[4]. A spokesperson said: As we continue to cooperate fully with the investigation into the tragic events at Grenfell Tower, Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation has to put on hold all requests for disclosure of relevant information. The TMO has a board comprising eight residents, four council-appointed members and three independent members. One of them, Dan Browne, who lives on the 22 floor of Burnham House, said: There is going to be holy war here. Ms Jevans said she did not recall the suggestion that there appeared to be a lack of detail in relation to the planned preventative programme at the time. Of course we are worried. And (2) that a board of 8 tenants is wholly inadequate for managing or even just supervising such a large number of 10,000 properties. The lessons of Grenfell resonate across the entire social housing world. /F9 13 0 R Like I am a member of an NHS Trust but that gives me (or even a hundred of me) no significant power. The council and its tenant management organisation will give evidence in coming weeks. Staff managing social housing for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea adopted an us vs A list of amendments to the 9.2m contract between Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) and Rydon, the builder for the 72 people lost their lives, 70 were injured, and 223 people escaped the building. /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.2 857.28] /Rotate 0 Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. Required fields are marked *. Giving evidence at the inquiry into the disaster, Mr Daffarn said he had "spent a long, long time thinking how to describe this organisation" but he "wouldn't change a single word of it. The Grenfell Tower Fire as a Breach of the Right to Life. /Type /Page It cut capital spend hence the cheaper, less fire-resistant cladding on Grenfell Tower and the cheaper building contractor, the lack of fire sprinklers, and the meagre on-site supervision. But Paget-Brown then adjourned the meeting, saying it could not continue with journalists present as this could prejudice the official inquiry, which will be led by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, a retired court of appeal judge. Residents of other blocks run by Kensington and Chelsea Tenants Management Organisation raise concerns about the safety of their buildings. The ECHR must be interpreted in the light of its object and purpose. Is climate change killing Australian wine? We use cookies on this site to understand how you use our content, and to give you the best browsing experience. Governments of all parties have supported the development of TMOs since the 1980s, funding training and introducing the Right to Manage. The resident-led board has an ongoing role in scrutinising the delivery of services under the MMA, as well as ensuring ongoing assistance to the public inquiry and criminal investigation. The Council seems deaf. Andrew Kinnier QC, for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, said that a document in 2013 viewed the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO), as having a reactive approach to maintenance built more on compliance rather than breakdown. He opened his front door last October to find the stairwell full of thick smoke. The chief executive of KCTMO, Robert Black, stood down on Friday to concentrate on assisting with the investigation and inquiry. /Xi10 34 0 R I do not want to comment on the terrible Grenfell disaster beyond saying that it is hardly fair to blame the TMO structure for a problem endemic in the social housing industry, well known from Lakanal and fully exposed over many years in Inside Housing. [17] In September 2017 Kensington and Chelsea councillors voted unanimously to end the contract with KCTMO, stating that the firm "no longer has the trust of residents in the borough". WebThe Kensington and Chelsea borough-wide TMO, formed in the 1990s, is known by tenants locally around Grenfell Tower as a fake TMO. When a catastrophic event occurs, it is generally too simplistic to attribute blame to a prime cause or specific event. > View this hearing. (2019). >> About the Author /Rotate 0 Kensington and Chelsea TMO has previously received a three-star status from the Audit Commission for its services. My point is this: it is a serious and dangerous error to draw the lesson that KCTMO was not really a TMO.. Fire notice in Adair Tower, featuring the stay put policy. 6 0 obj The power lies elsewhere. Kensington and Chelsea, following budget cuts, was quick to close day care centres, local libraries, and direct services, including the repair budget of KCTMO. Kensington and Chelsea TMO was the largest TMO in the UK [3] and unique in having been the only TMO that managed the entire housing stock for the local council. [4] Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the council terminated its contract with KCTMO. Since January 2018, the housing has been directly managed by the council. A fire had started in a flat on the third floor. We recognise our responsibility to ensure that the investigative process is not hampered or undermined in any way.. They believe the stay put policy places lives at risk. /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.2 857.28] All rights reserved. doesnt it just make it harder to find out who is responsible? /F2 17 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode /Contents 8 0 R There was further evidence of the drive to cut costs in an urgent nudge email KCTMOs project manager sent to Artelia, its cost consultant, about cladding prices.