Neil Gray said investigations are ongoing into a scandal that will see schools in England close
An SNP Cabinet Secretary has said there is no “immediate risk to safety” in schools over the collapsing concrete threat.
He said: "There is no immediate risk to safety. We're working with our local authority partners, obviously, who take the lead on this and our health boards, NHS Assure, and Police Scotland, to make sure that those buildings that have RAAC within them, there are investigations taking place.” He added: “There is no reason to believe that the safety concern has changed in the previous weeks. Obviously there are checks ongoing including intrusive checks because obviously some of this material is going to be deep into the structure of buildings. That takes time to be able to carry out.”
Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said last week: “I have a list of schools that are impacted in Scotland, and the mitigations that our local authority partners have put in place will now be considered by officials in the Scottish government.
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