The Scottish government has turned down a request for a public inquiry into two fires at Glasgow School of Art.
The Scottish government has turned down a request for a public inquiry into two fires at the Glasgow School of Art .
However, he told MSPs on the Scottish Parliament's culture committee that the government "does not support" a call for a public inquiry into the blazes. He said that neither the Scottish government nor Historic Environment Scotland had the "necessary frameworks or regulations currently in place to implement such a comprehensive review".The Glasgow School of Art plans to restore the Mackintosh building and use it as a working part of the art school
The culture secretary said the "extensive damage" suffered in the 2018 fire had meant the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service had been "unable to determine its likely origin and cause".Prof Dunlop has been a persistent critic of GSA management's handling of the two fires and ran for chair of the board in 2022.
"The Garnethill Community have been treated shamefully as have generations of art students. No inquiry means no accountability and no justice."
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