A report mentioning the use of the cladding held responsible for the Grenfell fire was never sent to the refurbishment’s fire safety team, its barrister told the Grenfell inquiry.

Fire safety consultant Exova has been heavily criticised for an October 2013 assessment of the tower’s refurbishment which stated that the use of combustible ACM cladding “would have no adverse effects on the building”.

But the firm’s counsel, Michael Douglas QC, said the report referred to drawings which “did not contain any reference whatsoever to cladding and were concerned primarily with the revamp of the lower four floors”.

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