Covid and Grenfell families call for oversight of inquiry outcomes

Campaigners say mechanism is needed to ensure public inquiry recommendations are not ignored

Covid bereaved families and Grenfell survivors are demanding greater enforcement of public inquiry recommendations to stop preventable deaths.

Hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent on public inquiries in recent years and the campaigners are calling for a national oversight mechanism to tackle a “shocking accountability gap” and ensure that when recommendations are made after deaths, “they are not lost, ignored or left to gather dust”.