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Hospitals told to have plans in place for collapse of Raac panels

Measures should include plans for the evacuation of patients in clinical areas where there is reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

The Independent UK

Response to crumbling schools crisis is ‘world-leading’, Tory minister claims

Schools minister Nick Gibb said a ‘huge amount of work’ had been done on the problem

The Independent UK

Gillian Keegan says nothing more important than pupil and staff safety after apology for outburst over concrete crisis – as it happened

Education secretary gives statement to Commons on Raac after being caught on camera swearing about lack of credit for her work

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List of schools fully or partially closed due to potentially dangerous concrete

Here are some of the schools impacted by the reinforced autoclaved aerated (Raac) concrete crisis.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt vows to ‘spend what it takes’ to tackle school concrete crisis

Chancellor says asbestos in some of same buildings could complicate efforts to fix Raac problem in England

The Guardian - UK

Labour plans to compel publication of list of schools affected by Raac

Party to use parliamentary mechanism to force reveal of English schools affected by concrete safety crisis

The Guardian - UK

Labour plans vote to publish list of schools with collapse-risk concrete

Ministers are facing calls for transparency over the extent to which reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) is putting buildings at risk.

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Pandemic-style learning should last days, not weeks, amid school closures – DfE

The Department for Education said it was working with education leaders to make sure remote lessons are limited.

The Independent UK

The Observer view on school closures: the warnings were there for years. Why did no one act?

For too long ministers were content to ignore the evidence

The Guardian - UK

‘Eye-watering’ sums used to make unstable concrete safe at hospitals as schools thrown into crisis before term begins

It is estimated that around 24 schools in England have been told to close due to the discovery of Raac

Evening Standard

The RAAC concrete ‘ticking time bomb’ that schools were warned about years ago

In 2017, a committee was asked to investigate the suitability of RAAC after a school roof collapsed

The Independent UK

England’s concrete crisis could extend to hospitals and courts, experts say

Labour demands urgent audit of government’s handling of longstanding concerns about Raac

The Guardian - UK

Ministers facing calls for transparency over scale of Raac in public buildings

Chairwoman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee Dame Meg Hillier has warned Raac is just “the tip of the iceberg” of a crumbling school estate.

The Independent UK

Government urged to ‘provide clarity’ on scale of Raac risk across public sector

Experts have warned that the crisis over reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) could extend beyond schools.

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All trusts should have funding to remove unsafe concrete, health chief says

It comes after the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete forced more than 100 schools to fully or partially close buildings.

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Dangerous concrete may be found in other buildings, experts warn

Harrow Crown Court in north-west London was closed indefinitely last week because the material was found there.

The Independent UK

700,000 pupil attending schools requiring major repairs, warns watchdog

Government does not have sufficient information to manage ‘critical’ risks to the safety of pupils and staff from deteriorating school buildings condition

Daily Record

Calls for fund to tackle costly repairs of crumbling buildings

Substandard material has been found in school roofs and in the condemned Deans South Housing estate

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Edinburgh Live

West Lothian council call for national fund to tackle crumbling concrete

Lib Dem councillor Sally Pattle says a national fund will be needed as more and more public buildings are found to have roofs made of a notorious sponge-like concrete known as RAAC

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian school faces £30m rebuild to tackle crumbling concrete

Council officers say partial demolition and rebuild of St Kentigern's the cheapest and fastest way to solve dangerous roof problems. It's the biggest bill the council will have faced since the faulty building material was found in council buildings in 2021

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