The use of reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) in school building structures - Find a freedom of information request

Request

I'm writing an article about the use of reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) in school building structures, and how much this is costing councils to repair/replace.

Please can you let me know how much money your authority has spent since September 2018 (so the last four years) on:

1) survey work to see whether RAAC exists in the structure of your maintained schools

2) How many how many schools you found to have RAAC in their structures overall and broken down into primaries/secondaries

3) how many of those schools required/ will require in the future remedial work on them to replace or repair the RAAC.

4) How much money the work undertaken to remediate/remove RAAC has cost/is predicated to cost in the future.
 

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. LCC has spent £17,121.00 on survey work to see whether RAAC exists in the structure of our maintained schools

2. All the sites that have been surveyed so far do not have RAAC, there are just 4 still to survey but these cannot be carried out due to intrusive works required so have to be done in the next school holidays.

3. None so far

4. Nothing so far

Reference number
FOI 5637809
Date request received
28/11/22
Date of decision
13/12/22