BEREAVED families and survivors of the Grenfell fire are set to gather on Sunday for the final anniversary before the tower block is demolished.

Campaigners will also join the annual silent walk in west London, before reading out the names of the 72 people who died in the fire in 2017.

A month prior to the ninth anniversary, police and prosecutors announced that up to 20 companies and 57 individuals could face criminal charges over failures which led to the fatal blaze.

The Met Police pledged to bring any charges before the 10th anniversary next year.

Charges under consideration include corporate gross negligence manslaughter, fraud, health and safety breaches and misconduct in public office.

A public inquiry found the fire to have been avoidable, describing “decades of failure” by governments and the building industry, who did not act to mitigate the dangers of flammable materials on buildings.

A final report by the inquiry in 2024 stated that victims, survivors and the bereaved were “badly failed” through incompetence, dishonesty and greed.

The tower block was covered in combustible products because of the “systematic dishonesty” of companies which produced cladding and insulation.

Inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick described “deliberate and sustained” manipulation of fire safety testing, as well as the misrepresentation of test data and misleading of the market.

Survivor Edward Daffarn said that while the police’s pledge to bring charges was “encouraging,” the “wait for justice is tortuous, and it’s an old expression, but justice delayed is justice denied.”

It is “absolutely essential” that those responsible are held to account, he added.

Survivor and bereaved group Grenfell United asked people to join Sunday’s walk “in solidarity to remember those we lost, and demand justice.” They noted it would be “the last anniversary with any part of Grenfell Tower remaining.”

Work to bring the tower down began in September last year and is expected to take about two years to be completed.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said that “as a mark of respect” this process will be paused from Friday until Tuesday.

The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission has been consulting on plans for a permanent memorial in the place of the tower, which could include a “sacred space” designed as a “peaceful place for remembering and reflecting.”