At least 100 schools have closed and hundreds of hospitals are listed as part of 1950s buildings that contain RAAC which has a life span of 30 years.
Schools across England have been forced to close due to fears that the material used to build them decades ago – a cheaper, and weaker, alternative to traditional concrete - has deteriorated so badly that the buildings could collapse.
A general view of scaffolding at Balbardie Primary School in Bathgate, Scotland. Councils across Scotland are reporting their schools have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in their buildingsOn Monday, Secretary of State for Education Gillian Keegan told British media that 1500 schools were yet to respond to a survey on whether they have the form of concrete on their premises, stoking fears that the total number of schools affected could climb.
The Standing Committee on Structural Safety , an independent body that identifies areas that could pose structural safety risks, warns that buildings made from the material carry risks and can collapse suddenly “with no apparent warning”.The committee notes that while RAAC is often called concrete, it “is very different from traditional concrete and, because of the way in which it was made, much weaker.
“New cases have made us less confident that buildings containing RAAC should remain open without extra safety measures in place,” the statement said, adding that the partial or full closure of more than 100 schools was a “precautionary measure”. But Sunak critics say he and his government are not being transparent about the scale of the problem. Gibb said a full list of schools affected by RAAC would be published by Friday.“Children are not at school today because of the action the government has failed to take in relation to schools. That is unforgivable,” leader of the Labour opposition party, Keir Starmer, said on Tuesday.
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