News Warning over unqualified people carrying out RAAC assessments A report submitted to CROSS UK has highlighted the risks of people without the necessary skills performing RAAC assessments.
News More schools confirmed to have RAAC The Department for Education has published new data this morning (19 September) showing that the number of schools with confirmed RAAC has increased to 174. The previous figure was 147.
News RAAC crisis: CLC creates technical expert group to support govt CLC is gathering a technical expert panel to support government and building owners with the ongoing RAAC crisis.
News RAAC in schools: govt will pay for mitigation work, says education secretary Education secretary told Parliament yesterday (4 September) that government will pay for the emergency mitigation work required in schools containing dangerous RAAC.
News RAAC in hospitals: NHS gives update on remediation work DHSC has published a fact sheet explaining how the NHS is dealing with the RAAC crisis.
News ‘Hundreds’ of schools could still contain RAAC – plus latest updates Around 10% of schools in England (1,500) have still not returned the surveys sent out by the Department for Education to identify which have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
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