After several unsuccessful attempts by the Government to collect this vote, we worked alongside community leaders of the Lancaster West Estate to facilitate a voting process for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities. The process was conducted with care, using blockchain technology to ensure the vote was secure, taken anonymously, and restricted to authenticated, eligible voters only, while giving the community the option to adjust their votes if needed, all without having to leave their homes.

This year, the results were presented to the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Angela Rayner, who also serves as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, and Michael Gove, former Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government.

The vote focused on whether the Tower should remain in some form or be demolished. The constituents were also given the opportunity to propose their own policy ideas about the Tower’s future in their own words, allowing space for reflection and community-generated solutions. The service ensured privacy and security while allowing the community to view the proposed policy ideas in real-time as they were being created and voted on.

The winning policy was:

“Peaceful and Tranquil Memorial Garden

The Grenfell Tower should be demolished and the land that it currently stands on be transformed into a peaceful and tranquil garden, with a Marble Memorial in the centre like the one opposite the Royal Albert Hall.

The garden should be a space which dignifies and respects the 72 lives that were lost in the tragic fire and provide peace to families of the victims, friends and local residents.

72 forever fruit trees should be planted in memory of every life lost, which will live on for decades beyond and future generations can go around and pick the fruits in their loving memory.

The land should not host or accommodate a museum or anything that attracts outside attention and must be respected as a memorial ground for those who lost family and friends.”