Ministers are under pressure to reveal the number of schools in England made from a potentially dangerous concrete, following an ITV News investigation.
Freedom of information requests by ITV News to schools and local authorities has found at least 68 schools have Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) which the Department for Education has stated is “liable to collapse” with “no warning”.
The number is likely to be much higher though, as five years on since a primary school in Kent suddenly collapsed due to RAAC roofs, ITV News has discovered 1,466 schools still don’t know whether or not they have the lightweight concrete.
We also found 2,044 schools have yet to be checked for RAAC despite being identified as needed an inspection.
Opposition parties have reacted angrily to the findings and called on the Department for Education to get a grip of the problem.
Labour says it will call an Urgent Question in the House of Commons on Monday.
