Other Campaigns

Social Housing: Everyone deserves to be safe in their homes.

We played a critical role in driving reforms to improve social housing in the UK to ensure that what happened at Grenfell never happens to another community. We held the government to account in shaping the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 — new legislation that marks an important step forward in making landlords more accountable, strengthening the Housing Ombudsman’s powers, and giving tenants more say in decisions about their homes. But there is still much to do. We continue to press for stronger enforcement of the new consumer standards, better protection for tenants facing health hazards like damp and mould, and the creation of a truly independent National Tenant Voice — so that tenants finally have power in the system, not just after disasters, but every day in the way their homes are managed.

Disabled people need an evacuation plan

The Grenfell Tower fire showed the devastating consequences of a system that fails to plan for the safe evacuation of disabled residents and those who cannot self-evacuate. Before the fire, residents raised serious concerns about fire safety — including the lack of evacuation plans — but were ignored. Since then, Grenfell United has fought for PEEPs to be a legal requirement, to ensure that every disabled tenant has a personalised evacuation plan in place. Despite clear recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the government has dragged its feet, reversing progress after lobbying from industry. We continue to campaign for full implementation of PEEPs — so no one is left behind in a fire — and for disabled residents and tenants’ voices to be at the heart of decisions about building safety. This is not just about compliance — it’s about basic human rights and dignity.

Remove all combustible cladding from buildings

Eight years after the Grenfell Tower fire, too many buildings across the country are still wrapped in dangerous, combustible cladding — putting lives at risk. Tenants, leaseholders and residents should not be left in unsafe homes, nor forced to pay for failures they did not cause. The government must take responsibility for funding full remediation of all unsafe buildings, with no costs passed on to tenants or leaseholders. The lessons from Grenfell must mean more than words — no one should still be living in fear because of government inaction. We continue to campaign for urgent action to remove all dangerous materials, ensure proper fire safety standards, and put residents’ safety first.

Ban those companies responsible for Grenfell from government contracts

No company responsible for the failures that led to the Grenfell Tower fire should be allowed to profit from public contracts. We are calling for companies criticised in the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Report to be barred from public contracts. The broken, self-policing system that allowed unsafe products onto buildings must end. We are demanding transparency, independent testing of construction products, and criminal penalties for corporate misrepresentation. Public money should not reward those who put lives at risk — justice means accountability.

A Hillsborough Law

After Grenfell, bereaved families and survivors were forced to fight for truth and justice in a system stacked against them — just as the Hillsborough families were before us. We stand with other campaigners calling for a Hillsborough Law: a new legal duty of candour on public bodies and officials, so they must tell the truth and act transparently after a public disaster. It would also provide proper funding for families to access legal representation on equal terms with public bodies. No family should have to fight the very institutions that are supposed to protect them. A Hillsborough Law is vital to ensure that after any tragedy, justice is not denied — and that lessons are learned.

A National Oversight Mechanism

To prevent future tragedies, we need a system that ensures recommendations from public inquiries — like the Grenfell Tower Inquiry — lead to real change. Too often, vital lessons are lost once inquiries end. That’s why we're calling for a fully independent National Oversight Mechanism to monitor the implementation of inquiry recommendations across government, housing, and industry. It must have the power to hold authorities to account, demand transparency, and report to Parliament and the public. Without proper oversight, promises made after Grenfell will be forgotten — and other lives will remain at risk. Change must be lasting and enforced.