Met hands Grenfell fire investigation file to CPS

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   Met Police submit Grenfell Tower investigation files to CPS

   The Metropolitan Police have handed over investigation files to the Crown Prosecution Service seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 organisations regarding the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. Potential charges include corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, fraud, and health and safety offences. The London Fire Brigade and the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation are among the entities referred. The CPS intends to make charging decisions before the disaster's 10th anniversary on 14 June 2027. Andy Burnham stated that delivering justice has "taken too long."

   Why it matters

   The 2017 tower block fire resulted in 72 deaths. This submission follows a police probe lasting nearly a decade. The move is described by the Met as a milestone for establishing the best possible evidence for charging decisions.

   What is confirmed

   • The Metropolitan Police are seeking charges against 54 people and 20 organisations.
   • The Crown Prosecution Service will make charging decisions before 14 June 2027.
   • The London Fire Brigade and Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation have been referred to the CPS.
   • Potential charges include corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, fraud, and health and safety offences.
   • The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 people.

   What to watch next

   • CPS charging decisions due by June 14, 2027
   • Official confirmation of specific charges against the 20 organisations
   Sources used for this update (17)

   1. BBC — Met hands Grenfell fire investigation file to CPS
   2. abc.net.au — After 10-year probe, police want 54 people charged over Grenfell Tower blaze
   3. Sky News — CPS asked to consider manslaughter charges against firms and people over Grenfell fire
   4. London Evening Standard — Grenfell Tower fire: Delivering justice has 'taken too long,' says Andy Burnham as 54 people face charges
   5. The Guardian — Grenfell police hand files on 20 organisations and 54 people to CPS
   6. The Telegraph — Met seeks corporate manslaughter charges over Grenfell Tower fire
   7. www.bbc.com — Met Police submits Grenfell Tower fire investigation files to CPS
   8. www.theguardian.com — Grenfell police hand files on 20 organisations and 54 people to CPS | Grenfell Tower fire
   9. www.standard.co.uk — Grenfell Tower fire: Tenant management company faces corporate manslaughter charge | The Standard
   10. www.dailymail.com — BREAKING NEWS Up to 54 people and 20 companies could be charged over Grenfell Tower fire as Met passes fi....
   11. www.thejournal.ie — Grenfell fire investigators pass files on 20 firms and 54 people to prosecutors - The Journal
   12. www.abc.net.au — After 10-year probe, police recommend charging 54 people, 20 organisations over Grenfell Tower blaze - AB....
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