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Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill: HL Bill 178 of 2024–26

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On 14 June 2017, 72 people died after a fire broke out at Grenfell Tower, a residential housing block in West London. Since 2020, the community-led Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission has worked to decide how the victims of the fire should be remembered. The commission published a report which contained recommendations for a memorial on the Grenfell Tower site and its future management in November 2023. It also recommended the development of archives and a public exhibition, as well as the creation of a second site where elements of the tower which are not retained or conserved can be laid to rest.

The government has welcomed these recommendations and said it would support the creation and long-term management of a memorial and related works. It has also said that it would provide the necessary spending authority through legislation.

The Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill is a government bill that would allow public money to be used to build a memorial and fund associated works. It has been designated as a money bill, which limits the House of Lords from proposing significant changes and means it can become law with or without House of Lords approval.

During its passage through the House of Commons, the bill received cross-party support with no amendments tabled. It received its first reading in the House of Lords on 17 March 2026 and is scheduled to go through its remaining Lords stages on 14 April 2026.