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Police Stations: Concrete

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Question for Home Office

UIN 197379, tabled on 4 September 2023

Question

Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat
Orkney and Shetland
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the extent of the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in police stations.

Answer

Chris Philp
Conservative
Croydon South
Commons

Answered on

7 September 2023

My officials continue to work closely with policing partners to assess any safety issues resulting from the life expiry of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).

All police forces are aware of the potential risks and have been working alongside industry experts since 2021 to ensure site inspections by qualified building surveyors and condition surveys are conducted. Individual police forces have rightly taken a variety of steps to mitigate any potential issues and ensure everyone’s safety – including vacating buildings, and demolishing or replacing structures where issues have been identified. Where there is any uncertainty forces are conducting prompt further investigations

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