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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Ninety per cent of schools hit by crumbling concrete scandal have not had RAAC removed

More than a year since the RAAC scandal emerged, nearly 90 per cent of schools receiving government support to remove dangerous concrete have not had work carried out, The Independent can reveal.

Labour education minister Stephen Morgan has also admitted that it could take up to five years to fix the nationwide problem, which has left thousands of pupils being taught in temporary classrooms.

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