The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation is facing a corporate manslaughter charge over the Grenfell Tower fire, The Standard can reveal.
The London Fire Brigade has also been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service over a possible charge over the blaze nine years ago.
The Met Police has sent 20 files to the Crown Prosecution Service relating to 54 individuals and 20 companies over the fire in North Kensington, west London, in June 2017 that claimed the lives of 72 people.
In a statement, a spokesman for KCTMO said: “Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) can confirm that it is one of the organisations referred by the Metropolitan Police to the Crown Prosecution Service in connection with the Grenfell Tower investigation.
“We remain acutely conscious of the terrible impact of the Grenfell Tower fire on the bereaved, survivors, their relatives and the wider Grenfell community, and continue to offer our deepest condolences and sympathies to all those affected.
“We will continue to co-operate with the authorities as the process continues.”
The referral by Scotland Yard to the CPS in relation to the KCTMO is understood to relate to three categories of potential charges including corporate manslaughter.
The other two are an alleged offence under section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, following an alleged breach of section 3 of that Act; and an offence or offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
KCTMO managed the Royal Borough of Kensington’s housing stock, including Grenfell Tower. Its duties included repairs, maintenance and fire safety.
It now exists solely as a residuary body to support and be accountable in relation to legal proceedings and other matters arising from the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
It handed back responsibility for day-to-day housing and related support services to the council at the end of February 2018.
The 20 files submitted by the Met Police, in relation to the 20 companies or public bodies, and 54 individuals ask the CPS to consider charges including corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety offences, fraud and fraud-related offences and misconduct in public office.
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The London Fire Brigade has also been referred to the CPS over a possible charge.
London Fire Commissioner, Jonathan Smith said: “We remember the 72 people who lost their lives, and our thoughts remain with the bereaved, survivors and everyone whose lives were changed forever by that night.
“LFB accepted the findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and has now implemented all the recommendations from both phases.
“We continue working with our partners across government and the fire and rescue sector to ensure the lessons of the Grenfell tragedy are learnt, and this continues to shape everything we do.”
Earlier, Kensington and Chelsea Council told how it had been referred to the CPS for alleged offences of corporate manslaughter and under Section 3 of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Contrary to the Regulatory Reform (fire safety) Order 2005.
The local authority stressed that the CPS would now independently review the evidence to decide whether to bring charges.
Cabinet minister Angela Rayner has said that a file relating to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has also been referred to the CPS in relation to a potential breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
The CPS has pledged to making the charging decisions before the 10th anniversary of the fire in June 2027.
However, trials are not expected to start before 2029, 12 years after the blaze.
Families of victims, survivors and other local residents have crititised the length of time being taken to bring people to justice over the scandal, a view echoed by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Joe Delaney, of the Justice4Grenfell campaign, told The Standard: "Once again we have had a re-announcement of an announcement that we should have had nine years ago.
“Justice delayed is justice denied."
The public inquiry into the deadly blaze found that it had been preceded by “decades of failure” by governments and the building industry to act on the dangers of flammable materials on high-rise buildings.