RAAC and ruin

The government has announced new measures to minimise the impact of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in education settings, to ensure students are safe as they go back to school.

  • Safety in schools is a top priority and we must work to ensure our schools are world-leading and safe places to learn. 
  • That is why the government has set out new guidance for schools affected by Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), taking the precautionary and proactive step of asking the affected settings that have not yet put mitigations in place to vacate relevant spaces, keeping children safe as we work to deliver safety improvements in these schools. 
  • The relevant government agencies are working round the clock to ensure disruption to pupils’ education is kept to the absolute minimum as we rapidly deliver the necessary improvements to keep all our students safe.

The issue of RAAC in hospital buildings is also being addressed. Most hospital have estate departments offering an ability to monitor and take action on risks on hospital buildings not available to most schools. But the safety of NHS patients and staff is also of paramount importance and steps are being taken to contain risks from RAAC in the short term, while the hospitals known to have an issue are all due to be replaced or rebuilt under the government's hospital  building programme in the medium term.

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