A Scottish Government minister has stated there is ‘no immediate risk to safety’ after it was revealed that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been identified in 35 Scottish schools.
More than 100 schools south of the border have been forced to close or partially close over building safety concerns.
Local authorities in Scotland are now in the process of carrying out structural assessments on schools north of the border.
Neil Gray MSP, the Scottish Government cabinet secretary for wellbeing economy, fair work and energy, told BBC Scotland’s The Sunday Show, “Those investigations are ongoing. We’re working with our local authority partners who obviously have to take a lead on this and make sure that those inspections can take place as quickly as possible if they haven’t done already.”
First minister Humza Yousaf had previously been reported as saying there were no plans ‘at this stage’ to close Scottish schools with RAAC.
