The Government has now published its first progress report on implementing the recommendations from the final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Confirming it will take action on all 58 recommendations, including introducing a licensing scheme for Principal Contractors wishing to work on Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs), the Government has committed to publishing quarterly progress reports, with the next one in September to include an overall timeline for implementation and delivery. This is a key milestone in the industry’s route to competence.

This news follows from 26th February 2025, when the Government accepted 49 of the 58 recommendations in full and set out to consider how the remaining 9 recommendations will be implemented.

It is expected to take at least four years for all the recommendations to be completed due to the need for primary legislation, which is subject to Parliamentary time.

Significant progress has been made to improve the safety of buildings since the tragedy of the Grenfell fire on 14 June 2017. The Government’s response builds on this work but also seeks to go further where needed.

For more information, read the full progress report.