THE public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire concluded that the disaster was the result of “decades of failure” by the government and the construction industry.

The damning inquiry revealed that the government was warned about the cladding fires 25 years before the Grenfell disaster, and the government and construction firms did not act on the dangers of flammable materials on high rise buildings.

Following the tragedy in June 2017, which claimed the lives of 72 people, the safe in high-rise buildings across the country. government launched a Building Safety Programme to ensure that residents are

More than 4,500 buildings are reported to have signed up to the scheme, and although there is only a small proportion of high-rise residential buildings in St Helens, there has been a limited number of venues eligible for the scheme.

St Helens Council has confirmed that two buildings the borough meet the criteria for cladding replacement, with work started to replace the cladding on one of these buildings.

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A public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster was published earlier this monthA public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster was published earlier this month (Image: Lucy North) A St Helens Council spokesperson said: "With the significantly small number of buildings that are classed as high-rise for residential use, the impact of the measures called for as a result of the devastating fire at Grenfell is minimal.

"There are two buildings that meet the criteria for works to be completed and the council has been liaising with the Building Safety Regulator and we are pleased to report work has started with one of these buildings to rectify the problem.

"We continue to work with the regulator to encourage the building owner to address the issues in the second development."