Grenfell Tower fire: Safety instructions issued to local authorities for 'immediate' action

Local authorities have been issued with a list of instructions which must be actioned "immediately" following the Grenfell Tower fire.As homes across the country are checked for combustible cladding, the Permanent Secretary at the Communities Department, Melanie Dawes, has written to chief executives of local authorities and housing associations, detailing the procedure they should follow.In her letter, Ms Dawes sets out the actions that must be taken if insulation within cladding "is unlikely t