Request 101004023224

In accordance with Freedom of Information, I would be grateful if you could comply with the following request.

1. Please confirm if you carried out any form of a) annual inspections or b) regular surveys on school buildings where Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete was found.

2. Where you have confirmed RAAC present in any of your buildings that have been marked by surveyors as at red or amber risk, please outline the work that has been carried out.

3. If you have carried out work as indicated in question 1, please a) provide a copy of any costings and b)confirm if funds to carry out work where found from within existing budgets or if extra funding was provided by the Scottish Government.

4. If you have not carried out work as indication, please confirm the reasons as to why this work has not yet been carried out.

Response 29-07-2026 

1. We do not carry out annual inspections; we carry out a monthly inspection programme.

2. Our surveyors have not recorded risk by a traffic light system. We have done the following:                 All RAAC monitoring has been carried out fully in accordance with the established monthly inspection schedule. Each month, 33% of all RAAC‑identified locations are inspected by Structural Engineers, ensuring that every location is reviewed within a three‑month cycle.

   As part of the inspection process, any issue identified is formally reported and reviewed to determine the level of risk. Where a risk is assessed as being too high to be safely managed through routine monitoring alone, appropriate remedial action is taken immediately.

   During previous inspection periods, a small number of high‑risk issues were identified. All of these were mitigated promptly and effectively, in line with the recommended structural guidance.

   At present, there are no outstanding issues awaiting mitigation. No new concerns have been identified during recent inspections, and no additional intrusive or detailed surveys have been required beyond the planned monitoring regime.

3. The funds required to cover these costs were found from existing Council budgets.

   Summary and Cost of Remediation Works

   Description	Cost
   Installation of support beams beneath defective panels – Building Warrant Cost	513.00
   Works to create access hatches for inspections and to make good after	3,088.81
   Remedial works additional stage – Building Warrant Cost	1,672.20
   Works to repair flooring when partition was removed	1,246.70
   Clearing bituminous material	540.00
   First payment for strengthening works	46,320.00
   Second payment for strengthening works	16,119.94
   Phase 3 Emergency Repairs	338,630.32
   Analytical Survey	300.00
   Asbestos Survey	1,080.00
   Works to isolate and cap pipework in unused classrooms	360.00
   Asbestos sampling and tile removal	360.00
   Structural repairs	103,551.54
   Reinstatement of H&C water pipe to T18	491.64
   Structural repairs	60,000.00
   Remedial works, installation of support beams beneath defective panels – Building Warrant Cost	188.00
   Removal and relocation of catering equipment	719.28
   Additional strengthening work in T18	7,530.00
   Strengthening works in B11	1,996.80
   Removal and re-instatement of sinks	3,660.00
   Total	591,228.23

    

   Summary and Cost of Consultancy Fees

   Description	Cost
   Initial inspection of schools	11,115.00
   Additional inspection to schools	4,293.00
   Remedial works to classrooms	5,512.50
   Remedial works to classrooms	5,287.50
   Remedial works to classrooms	1,837.50
   Emergency repairs to RAAC at FA	3,540.00
   Remedial works to classrooms	9,832.50
   Remedial works to classrooms	8,280.00
   Monitoring Inspections 1 - 4	6,960.00
   Monitoring Inspection 5	1,740.00
   Remedial works to classrooms	6,949.00
   Monitoring Inspections 6 - 7	3,480.00
   Asbestos survey	270.00
   Remedial works	2,919.00
   Monitoring Inspection 9	1,740.00
   Monitoring Inspection 8	1,740.00
   Monitoring Inspection 10	1,740.00
   Costs associated to T18	3,540.00
   Monitoring Inspection 11 - 12	3,480.00
   Remedial works to classrooms	2,760.00
   Monitoring Inspection 13	1,740.00
   Monitoring Inspection 14	1,740.00
   Monitoring Inspection 15 plus backdated payment for agreed increase in report cost	5,961.00
   Monitoring Inspection 16 and Design works for B11	3,224.00
   Monitoring Inspection 17	2,130.00
   Monitoring Inspection 18	2,130.00
   Monitoring Inspection 19	2,130.00
   Monitoring Inspection 20	2,130.00
   Monitoring Inspection 21	2,130.00
   Monitoring Inspection 22	2,130.00
   Monitoring Inspection 23 – Not Invoiced	2,130.00
   Monitoring Inspection 24 – Not Invoiced	2,130.00
   Total	116,991.00

    

4. This question is not applicable as we have carried out all the works identified as part of our risk minimisation works.