It is with the deepest regret that I have to report that on 19 August 2022 our Inquiry Secretary and colleague, Nicole Kett, passed away after a short illness. On behalf of the whole Inquiry team, I wish to express the shock and sadness we all feel. Nicole took up her post at the beginning of June 2022 and had quickly become a very well-liked and highly respected member of the team. She approached her new role with vigour, intelligence and compassion and contributed a great deal during that short period, for which we remain grateful.

This update contains information about: 

• Phase 2 closing statements 
• Monthly community drop-in sessions 
• Disclosure figures
• Core Participant figures
• Support arrangements after hearings 
• Contacting the inquiry

Phase 2 closing statements 

This update contains information about:

• End of Phase 2 hearings
• Phase 2 report preparation
• Monthly community drop-in sessions
• Disclosure figures
• Core Participant figures
• Support arrangements during hearings
• Contact information

End of Phase 2 hearings

"The completion of Module 8 brings us to the end of the Inquiry’s hearings, apart from overarching closing statements that will be heard during the week 7th November.

Today marks the last of the Inquiry's evidential hearings. The Panel will hear final closing statements from core participants in November. 

The Panel will now begin preparing their final report. This will involve a review of the evidence heard in Phase 2, including written and oral witness testimony and expert analysis, and the formulation of recommendations based on the evidence heard.

This update contains information about:

• Module 8 hearings
• Monthly community drop-in sessions
• Disclosure figures
• Core Participant figures
• Support arrangements during hearings
• Contacting the Inquiry

Module 8 hearings

On Monday 4 July the Inquiry will begin hearings in Module 8, the final module of Phase 2 of the Inquiry. Module 8 will include presentations of evidence concerning those who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire.

The Inquiry is pleased to share that Nicole Kett has been appointed as the new Director General and Secretary to the Inquiry. Nicole started work as Director General and Secretary to the Inquiry on 13 June 2022, taking over from Mark Fisher. Nicole was previously Director for Strategy and Policy in the Ministry of Defence and has spent the majority of her career in the public service, in the areas of social policy development and implementation and strategic finance. 

With the approaching anniversary of the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 in mind, the Inquiry Panel has released the following statement:

This update contains information about: 

This update contains information about: 

• Module 4 hearings
• Plan for the end of Phase 2 hearings 
• Monthly community drop-in sessions 
• Disclosure figures
• Core Participant figures
• Support arrangements during hearings 
• Contact information

Module 4 hearings