A second and third reading of the Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill passed through the House of Lords on 14 April 2026, giving statutory authority for the construction, management, and long-term care of a lasting Grenfell Tower memorial

Addressing Lords members, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage said that while it was a “simple” bill, it had a focused purpose that carried much weight:

“The design of that memorial and the way it is shaped must remain with the bereaved families, survivors, and the community. This Bill is intended to support that work, not to replace or override it.”

She added: “We must continue to reform the system so that residents’ voices are heard, and safety concerns are never ignored. The Government remain committed to implementing the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to deliver real and lasting change, and to ensuring that everyone can have confidence that their home is safe.”

Lord Andrew Roe also shared his experiences from the night of the Grenfell Tower fire almost nine years ago. He said: “Since that night, I have thought long and hard about what my place was in that tragedy and what might motivate me to keep going to, I would hope, drive better change in the spaces where I might have a good effect.

“What has motivated me was both the profundity of what I saw that night and the courage that was embodied in individuals, both rank-and-file firefighters and those who lost their families.”

Reiterating the ongoing work required from the government, he added that the “physical memorial that must be laid in Lancaster West is for the families and those who survived. We have a different job to do.”

As reported by Inside Housing, the members of the House also called for the strengthening of corporate criminal law, with new laws to prosecute corporate crimes described as “long overdue”.

“What connects the 72 deaths in Grenfell Tower and other cases of corporate decision-making resulting in loss of life are the bereaved families waiting for justice,” Lord Garnier said.

“A new law cannot bring back the dead of Grenfell, but the failure-to-prevent model has changed corporate behaviour before, and it can do so again. Would not such a reform... be a practical and above all, a fitting memorial to the victims of Grenfell Tower?”

Speaking about the expenditure bill, co-chair of the Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission, Lord Boateng said: “This is an easy Bill to pass: it has passed without opposition. It will not be so easy to pass a Bill that puts in the dock those people who are responsible for this injustice. That will not be so easy to promulgate. It will not be so readily passed, but, if these are to be anything other than empty words, it must be.”

The final stage of the Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill before becoming an Act is Royal Assent, the date of which is yet to be scheduled.

More information about the Bill can be found here.