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A group of companies and individuals who wanted to stop the testimony they give being used in any prosecution have had their application for protection granted by the attorney general, Suella Braverman.
Braverman has sent a letter to the Inquiry’s chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick, undertaking that oral evidence given by witnesses at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry will be used in any criminal prosecution.
The decision follows an application by Jonathan Laidlaw QC, representing companies involved in Grenfell Tower’s refurbishment, including Rydon and Harley Facades.
Hearings are now expected to resume on 2 March. The attorney general has published a factsheet about what its undertaking means, which can be viewed here.
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