Question follow-through · 9588

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance the Government provides to local authorities on the inspection of school ceilings.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
23 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance the Government provides to local authorities on the inspection of school ceilings.

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Responsibility for keeping buildings safe and well-maintained lies with responsible bodies, such as local authorities and academy trusts, along with their schools. The department supports them by providing capital funding, delivering major rebuilding prog...

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