DfE’s ‘primarily visual’ RAAC surveys may have missed hidden flaws

By Daniel Gayne2023-09-12T07:00:00

Department officials resist MP’s attempts to get numbers of unsurveyed schools in testy committee hearing

Dangerous RAAC in UK schools may have been missed because government surveys favoured visual inspections over more intrusive methods.

The Department for Education (DfE) closed hundreds of schools in August a day before the start of term after three structural failures at properties that had initially been considered safe.

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