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The Latest Breaking News from RAAC

All schools in England with removal grants to be Raac-free by 2029, says Phillipson

Education secretary says ‘clear timelines’ are in place to permanently remove crumbling concrete

The Guardian - UK

Phillipson says ‘largest school improvement in a generation’ tackling Raac

The Department for Education says that the concrete has been removed completely from 52 schools so far.

Evening Standard

Schools and hospitals ‘not over hurdle’ of unsafe concrete, says minister

Catherine McKinnell said officials have ‘identified all the Raac’.

Evening Standard

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Our crumbling classrooms must be made fit for purpose

Letter: Labour MPs urge the new government to reverse years of underfunding that has led to the Raac crisis and left many school buildings unusable

The Guardian - UK

700,000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment

A damning parliamentary inquiry has revealed hundreds of thousands of children are learning in potentially unsafe buildings

The Guardian - UK

DfE’s lack of information on schools concrete crisis ‘shocking’, says MPs

The Public Accounts Committee said it was ‘alarming’ that 700,000 pupils in England were learning in schools in need of upgrades.

The Independent UK

MPs have ‘no confidence’ in promises made about new hospital programme

The Public Accounts Committee said the programme ‘will not deliver all 40 new hospitals by 2030’.

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1,800 students sent home after Raac found at London school

Stepney All Saints School had initially been told by the Department for Education that pupils were able to return

The Independent UK

Sunak rejects claims he blocked Raac hospital rebuilds

It was reported that he blocked plans to rebuild five hospitals riddled with collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in 2020.

The Independent UK

Health Secretary defends Sunak over claims he blocked Raac hospital rebuilds

The PM is reported to have blocked plans to rebuild five hospitals riddled with collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in 2020.

The Independent UK

Network Rail reviewing crumbling concrete on Britain’s railways

Transport secretary Huw Merriman has said Network Rail is searching for the crumbly concrete on its estate ‘as a priority’

The Independent UK

Now crumbling RAAC concrete has been found in House of Parliament

Concrete crisis has now spread from schools and hospitals to the heart of the UK government

The Independent UK

Raac found in some buildings at Heathrow and Gatwick airports

Buildings now being monitored as concrete that recently closed hundreds of schools detected at UK’s two biggest airports

The Guardian - UK

Raac concrete found at Heathrow and Gatwick airports

Aviation authorities are carrying out checks on the collapse-prone building material

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BBC defends failure to include Scottish Government update on Raac in news show

THE BBC failed to include a key statement from a Scottish Government minister on Raac concrete during its flagship morning news programme.

The Week

The RAAC concrete crisis: fears spread to hospitals, homes and theatres

Public and private buildings across the UK may be affected by the crumbling concrete crisis that has hit schools, experts are warning.

The Guardian - UK

Gillian Keegan attacks ‘sensationalist’ coverage of school concrete crisis

Education secretary says ‘bad press’ over her handling of Raac ‘really hasn’t bothered me that much’

The Independent UK

Schools concrete crisis: A timeline of crumbling infrastructure, chances missed and warnings ignored

‘Cowboy builders’ Rishi Sunak and Gillian Keegan under fire as government publishes list of 147 institutions of concern over the use of sub-standard material in their construction

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The Guardian - UK

The good news? Raac isn’t always dangerous. The bad news: it’s not just in schools

Alarmist reports won’t help in the lengthy task of locating and treating buildings it’s in, says materials professor Chris Goodier

The Guardian - UK

Leicester school told by DfE to close building finds it has no Raac

Willowbrook Mead primary will now shut for a day to move furniture back after scramble to create new spaces

The Independent UK

Schools concrete crisis: Houses of Parliament tested for Raac as Scotland releases full school list

A source confirmed that tests were ongoing at the Houses of Parliament

The Guardian - UK

Investigation under way to find out if parliamentary estate has any Raac

Authorities unsure whether the aerated concrete at risk of collapse is present anywhere on the estate

The Independent UK

Now Houses of Parliament being tested for crumbling concrete as crisis grows

Surveyors are on the parliamentary estate looking for Raac

The Guardian - UK

More than half of dilapidated English schools were refused rebuilding money

Only four schools were rebuilt in 2021 in government scheme intended to cover 500 schools over 10-year period

The Independent UK

What is Raac and what buildings has it been used in besides schools?

Experts warn that offices, court houses, hospitals, and factories containing Raac could be at risk of collapse.

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