Grenfell Inquiry: Boss ‘finds’ notebooks as project manager admits ‘binning’ hers

By Jim Dunton2020-10-19T11:29:00

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Shock as TMO director of assets and regeneration makes last-minute disclosure of previously unseen diaries

One of the most senior figures involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower has shocked the inquiry into 2017’s fire by making a last-minute disclosure of hundreds of pages of notes from his five-year stint at Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation.

The inquiry legal team – probing the flawed refurbishment of the west London tower block, which led to the loss of 72 lives – said solicitors for KCTMO made the revelation that former director of assets and regeneration Peter Maddison had a stack of undisclosed evidence at 4.40pm on Friday.

In an equally surprising disclosure TMO project manager for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment Claire Williams admitted at today’s hearing that she had “binned” some of her notebooks relating to the project.

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