Union official Ian Watkinson says a “safety first approach” is necessary
A leading union official has issued a call for caution over any Lancashire school in which potentially dangerous concrete could be present, but where a thorough survey has yet to be carried out.
The LDRS understands that those extra checks have not arisen as a result of the outcome of the initial questionnaires nor because those documents were not completed. County Hall has not confirmed whether any of the 303 maintained Lancashire schools for which it is the “responsible authority” have yet to fill in a questionnaire, as ordered by the government last year – nor whether further surveys are planned or needed in schools where a RAAC presence is suspected.
So far two Lancashire schools have been closed – both in Preston – initially just for two days while surveys are carried out. Nationally, 104 schools have been told to shut, while mitigation measures have been put in place at over 50 others. The government has so far not published a comprehensive list, but Ms. Keegan told Radio 4 that it would be issued later this week.
However, he did tell the LDRS that the government has “known for a long time that there’s a problem” with RAAC – and that leaving closure orders and additional surveys until just before the start of term “is frankly ridiculous”. “Fifty-two of the 156 RAAC cases identified already have mitigations in place, and while some of the remaining projects will be more complex, many will range from just a single building on a wider estate, down to a single classroom.
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