It is not yet known how long it will take to check for collapse-prone concrete in NI schools.
Schools in Northern Ireland are being checked for collapse-prone concrete as a matter of urgency, according to the Department of Education .RAAC, which was used in construction between the 1950s and the 1990s.Matter of urgency
The DfE said in a statement that they have commissioned the Education Authority to carry out structural surveys to see if RAAC is present in Northern Ireland schools. A "minority" will need to "either fully or partially relocate" to alternative accommodation while those measures are installed, the English Department for Education has said.
The risk of injury or death from a school building collapse was said to be "very likely and critical" by the watchdog the National Audit Office in June, after it highlighted concerns for school buildings that still contained RAAC.
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