The huge changes ahead for UK construction industry following Grenfell Inquiry findings, and an unusual fine for a data processor

Episode 16,   Sep 10, 03:40 PM

00:46 News roundup
02:24 THE IMPACT OF THE GRENFELL INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS
03:10 The Inquiry's recommendations
07:35 Senior execs may have to take personal responsibility for decisions
08:57 Improvements needed to fire engineering and strategy
10:22 Companies are already working on compliance with these kinds of recommendations
11:26 The scale of proposed change is monumental

12:16 DATA PROCESSOR IS FINED IN THE UK FOR THE FIRST TIME
13:37 Why this is unusual
15:48 Data processors are being targetted because outsourcing will only grow in the future
17:57 How data controllers can manage the process correctly
19:25 How this may increase the cost of insurance and even the prices for outsourced services

The Grenfell Inquiry into a London tower block fire found failings in regulation, government and industry, so what changes in how their activity is controlled should UK construction companies expect? And we investigate why a data processor, rather than a controller, has been fined for the first time following a huge data leak.
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