Impose unlimited fines on unsafe-cladding firms, report says

Exclusive: Thinktank calls for stronger penalties for corporate negligence in England, including directorship and public-contract bans

Companies responsible for unsafe cladding should face unlimited fines and permanent bans from public contracts, according to a report that also says England's existing laws have not gone far enough to prevent future tragedies.

The thinktank Common Wealth said the law fails to effectively hold companies to account for corporate negligence, leaving the door open for another disaster like the Grenfell fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017.