Question follow-through · 19157

Schools: Lead

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is the responsible body for ensuring lead testing happens in school buildings.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
1 Sept 2026
Answer
1 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is the responsible body for ensuring lead testing happens in school buildings.

  2. 1 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Responsibility for the safety and maintenance of school buildings, including ensuring the quality of drinking water, rests with the responsible body for the school. For maintained schools this is usually the local authority or governing body, and for acad...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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