Stronger sanctions and changes in law required to prevent Grenfell-style corporate failures, says think tank

By Daniel Gayne2025-06-19T09:40:00

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Common Wealth advocates fines of up to 10% of global turnover for offending firms

Legal frameworks for corporate accountability must be reformed to prevent another Grenfell, a think tank has argued.

In a briefing released to mark the eight anniversary of the fire, which killed 72 people, Common Wealth said stronger sanctions and stricter tests for breaches of the law needed to be introduced.

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