Families' 'unbearable' wait for criminal charges over Grenfell fire

Bereaved families and survivors face waiting until the end of 2026 for a decision on potential criminal charges over the Grenfell Tower fire, nearly 10 years after the deadly blaze. The Metropolitan Police said their investigators need until the end of 2025 to finalise their inquiry and prosecutors will then need a year to decide whether charges can be brought.

"We need to see the people who perpetrated Grenfell held to account and charged for their crimes. The wait is unbearable." The mammoth police investigation into the fire has already generated 27,000 lines of inquiry and more than 12,000 witness statements. A total of 19 companies and organisations are under investigation for potential criminal offences, and 58 individuals, and more than 300 hours of interviews have taken place.

He said: "Based on where we are now, our estimation is that it will take at least another 12 to 18 months, once the inquiry publishes its report, before we will be in a position to finalise in essence what many people would call the charging file for us to then pass across to... the specialist lawyers within the Crown Prosecution Service. I know that sounds such a long period of time.

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