Half of West Lothian’s schools did not complete an annual self assessment last year on the handling of pupil medications, four years after the council first called for improvements.
After the June meeting of the Governance and Risk Committee , Councillor Damian Doran-Timson said the lack of compliance over the storage and handling of medicines in schools remained “extremely concerning”.
In his annual Internal Audit Annual Report, Kenneth Ribbons, the council’s Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager, said Education services had a remit: “To review and ensure compliance with the 'Procedures for the Management of Pupils with Healthcare Needs' within schools."
