The government will check whether responses from schools about the prevalence of RAAC in their buildings are accurate amid concerns hidden ‘crumbly’ concrete may have been missed.
Department for Education officials were hauled in to appear before an emergency public accounts committee hearing today for their response to the crisis.
Since last March, responsible bodies that oversee schools – either a council or academy trust – have been asked to fill in a questionnaire on whether their buildings have the material, which is based on guidance of what to look out for.
But academies minister Baroness Barran last week vowed to seek expert advice over school leaders’ “grave concerns” that visual inspections required by government may not be enough to find hidden RAAC.
