FOI Request - Building Safety Incidents in Schools
Request 101003013325
Could I please request the following under Freedom of Information legislation:
1) The number of building safety incidents reported in (i) primary schools in your local area, (ii) secondary schools in your local area, (iii) early learning and childcare establishments in your local area. Building safety incidents can mean, but is not limited to, roof tiles falling, shelves collapsing, walls crumbling, or door falling off its hinges.
2) Can this information be from the timeline of (i) 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019, (ii) 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019, (iii) 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020, (iv) 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021, (v) 1 January 2022 to 20 February 2022.
3) Furthermore, if any child, staff member or parent/guardian was injured in the above dates due to building safety incidents.
Response 30-03-2022
Primary /EL&C | Injuries | Secondary | Injuries | |
2018 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
2019 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2020 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2021 | 28 | * | 13 | * |
2022 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Please note, numbers less than 5 have been redacted (*) as the low numbers may result in the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.