Further up the thread it was established that 'buidling control' is, now, also essentially privatised, so afaik, no Council involvement in checking the works.
As Tories surely the setting up of a standalone TMO, in 1996, for RBKC was on-trend for the continuing Tory mantra that all public sector employment is bad.
No-one from the council involved KCTMO is a stand-alone company,
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/grenfell-towers-management-company-who-are-kctmo-what-other-properties-have-they-worked-on-a3565311.html
Further up the thread it was established that 'buidling control' is, now, also essentially privatised, so afaik, no Council involvement in checking the works.