Academies: Asbestos
Commons · Question 36528 · Tabled 7 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requirement her Department has placed on academy trusts to monitor school buildings where asbestos is present.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 17 Mar 2025
The department takes the safety of children and those who work with them incredibly seriously, which is why we expect all academy trusts, local authorities and governing bodies as responsible bodies to have robust plans in place to manage asbestos in scho...