To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has taken recent steps to determine the prevalence of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) in privately-owned sporting facilities.
Answered on
18 September 2023
Individual building owners and managers are responsible for health and safety, including responding to safety alerts such as RAAC.
On the 1st May 2019, the Standing Committee on Structural Safety issued a safety alert on the failure of RAAC planks. Following this, the Cabinet Office wrote to all government departments and NHS England wrote to NHS Trusts highlighting the latest developments and advice.
Since then, individual organisations have been surveying properties and, depending on the assessment of the RAAC, decided to either monitor it, prop it up, or replace it. This is in line with Institution of Structural Engineers guidance.