The government is advising more than 100 schools to close high risk buildings before the start of the new term as it updates its guidance on structures built with a "weaker" form of concrete and follows on from concerns about the use of the material in hospitals.
A sudden roof collapse…
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DfE reports poor workmanship and fire safety issues in closed modular schools
The Department for Education (DfE) has said that fire and structural safety issues were its main concerns in the closed schools built by Caledonian Modular and has alerted other government departments.
Following on from this week’s closures of Sir Frederick Gibberd College in Harlow and Haygrove School in Somerset, the DfE…
Inquiry into remediating use of ‘weaker’ concrete expanded to include UK’s wider public estate
The government has expanded an inquiry into the use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) to include the whole public estate rather than just schools as it was initially planned in March last year.
Confirmed in a Local Government Association (LGA) briefing, the inquiry will now ask each government department look…