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Grenfell Tower: Police Ask Prosecutors to Consider Manslaughter Charges. The Metropolitan Police has submitted its investigation files into the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire to prosecutors, who will consider manslaughter charges against companies and individuals. The files concern 20 companies and organisations and 54 individuals linked to the disaster in west London. The Crown Prosecution Service is being asked to consider charges including corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety offences, fraud and misconduct. The fire, which broke out at the 24-storey tower on 14 June 2017, killed 72 people and injured more than 70 others. The Met said its investigation involved a team of around 220 investigators and described it as one of the most complex investigations ever carried out by a UK law enforcement agency. Police acknowledged that the investigation has taken nine years, but said the scale of the case required a detailed examination of the evidence before it could be submitted to prosecutors. The CPS has committed to making decisions on whether charges should be brought before the 10th anniversary of the fire in June 2027.
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