Schools: Buildings

(asked on 19th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the School Buildings Condition Survey, whether the condition of school buildings in England has been included in the National Risk Register.


Answered by
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Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 10th January 2023

The condition of school buildings in England is not included in the National Risk Register. School buildings safety has been escalated to the Civil Service Board as a cross-governmental risk, as part of the broader principal risk entitled ‘unsafe public property and building failure’.

The Department prioritises capital support where there is a risk to health and safety. Over £13 billion has been allocated since 2015 to maintain and improve school facilities across England, including £1.8 billion in 2022/23. The Department is transforming the environment at 500 schools and sixth form colleges over the next decade. In December 2022, the Department announced 239 more schools to be rebuilt or refurbished, taking the total to 400 of the 500 projects already planned.

Where a building risks closure on safety grounds, and the issues cannot be managed within the school’s resource, the Department will always provide additional advice and support on a case-by-case basis.

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