Questionnaire survey on asbestos management in …

1 Department for Education / Health and Safety Executive Questionnaire survey on asbestos management in local authority system built schools Alphabetical list of responses July 2010 Introduction In 2009/10 HSE and the then Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), now the Department for Education, jointly administered an online Questionnaire survey , as a follow-up to the guidance issued by HSE in 2007 on asbestos management in system buildings in schools and other children s settings. The Questionnaire was aimed at all local authorities in England, that had responsibility for schools. One hundred and forty two local authorities responded to the survey , along with a number of other stakeholders involved with school maintenance. The Questionnaire responses are reproduced in this document in alphabetical order of authority and can be accessed via an alphabetical index beginning on the next page.

2 A number of local authorities responded to advise that they did not have any relevant buildings these Nil returns are listed on the last page. Following evaluation of these responses, 45 local authorities were selected for interventions (usually follow-up visits from HSE inspectors). 35 of these were targeted because their response indicated the need for further verification to clarify their management arrangements. In addition interventions were targeted at ten local authorities that did not respond to the Questionnaire . The Questionnaire did not request responses about individual schools. 1/860 Department for Education / Health and Safety Executive Questionnaire survey on asbestos management in local authority system built schools Alphabetical index of responses local authority 1.

3 London Borough of barking and dagenham 2. London Borough of Barnet 3. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 4. Bath and North East Somerset Council 5. Bedford Borough Council 6. London Borough of Bexley 7. Birmingham City Council 8. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 9. Blackpool Council 10. Bolton Council 11. Bournemouth Borough Council 12. Bracknell Forest 13. Bradford Metropolitan District 14. London Borough of Brent 15. Brighton and Hove City Council 16. Bristol City Council 17. London Borough of Bromley 18. Metropolitan Borough of Bury 19. Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 20. Cambridgeshire County Council 21. Cheshire East Council 22. Cheshire West and Chester Council 23. Cornwall County Council 24.

4 Pyramid Schools (Cornwall) 25. Coventry City Council 26. Croydon Council 27. Cumbria County Council 28. Derby City Council 29. Derbyshire County Council 30. Devon County Council 31. Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth 32. Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 33. Dorset County Council 34. Durham County Council 35. Ealing Council 36. East Riding of Yorkshire Council 37. East Sussex County Council 38. Education Leeds 39. London Borough of Enfield 40. Essex County Council 41. Gateshead Council 2/860 42. Gloucestershire County Council 43. Greenwich Council 44. London Borough of Hackney 45. Halton Borough Council 46.

5 Hampshire County Council 47. Hartlepool Borough Council 48. London Borough of Havering 49. Herefordshire County Council 50. Hertfordshire County Council 51. London Borough of Hillingdon 52. Isle of Wight Council 53. Islington Council 54. Kent County Council 55. Kingston Upon Hull City Council 56. Kirklees Council 57. Knowsley Council 58. London Borough of Lambeth 59. Lancashire County Council 60. Leicester City Council 61. Leicestershire County Council 62. London Borough of Lewisham 63. Lincolnshire County Council 64. Liverpool City Council 65. Luton Borough Council 66. Manchester City Council 67. Medway Council 68. London Borough of Merton 69. Middlesbrough Borough Council 70. London Borough of Newham 71. Norfolk County Council 72. North East Lincolnshire Council 73.

6 North Lincolnshire Council 74. North Tyneside Council 75. North Yorkshire County Council 76. Northamptonshire County Council 77. Northumberland County Council 78. Nottingham City Council 79. Nottinghamshire County Council 80. Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council 81. Oxfordshire County Council 82. Plymouth City Council 83. Borough of Poole 84. Portsmouth City Council 85. Reading Borough Council 86. London Borough of Redbridge 87. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 88. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 89. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council 90. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 3/860 91. Rutland County Council 92.

7 Salford City Council 93. Sandwell Metropolitan City Council 94. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 95. Sheffield City Council 96. Shropshire County Council 97. Slough Borough Council 98. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council 99. Somerset County Council 100. South Gloucestershire Council 101. South Tyneside Council 102. Southampton City Council 103. London Borough of Southwark 104. St Helens Council 105. Staffordshire County Council 106. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 107. Stoke City Council 108. Suffolk County Council 109. Sunderland City Council 110. London Borough of Sutton 111. Swindon Borough Council 112. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 113. Telford and Wrekin Council 114. Thurrock Council 115. Torbay Council 116. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 117. Wakefield Metropolitan District Council 118.

8 Walsall Children s Services 119. London Borough of Waltham Forest 120. London Borough of Wandsworth 121. Warrington Borough Council 122. Warwickshire County Council 123. West Berkshire County Council 124. West Sussex County Council 125. Wigan Council 126. Wiltshire Council 127. Wirral local authority 128. Wokingham Borough Council 129. Worcestershire County Council 130. City of York Council 131. Nil Returns 4/860 5/860 local authority : London Borough of barking and dagenham asbestos management in system built schools and system built children s settings 1.

9 Introduction DCSF and HSE have designed this Questionnaire as a follow up to the guidance issued by HSE in 2007 on asbestos management in CLASP and other system-type buildings in schools and other children's settings. See guidance at The Questionnaire should be completed by local Authorities/ local Education Authorities and Diocese for schools and other children s settings where they have or share any responsibility for maintenance. Please provide nil returns where you do not have any relevant buildings. The Questionnaire will also be useful for all duty holders of these buildings under the Control of asbestos Regulations 2006. The Questionnaire also provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of the 'duty to manage' asbestos . Information about the condition and location of asbestos containing materials must be provided to anyone who is liable to work on or disturb them.

10 In particular people or organisations that have roles in repair, maintenance and refurbishment should not start until they are given the relevant information on any asbestos present. Health and safety information on the dangers and management of asbestos is available at 1. Please provide some information about your organisation Organisation: London Borough of barking and dagenham Address line 1: Town Hall Address line 2: Barking Address line 3: Essex Address line 4: IG11 7LU Address line 5: Address line 6: Contact name: Contact phone number: Contact e-mail: 2. Background 6/860 Certain school buildings constructed between 1945 and 1980 known as "system buildings" - have structural columns fire-proofed with asbestos materials and enclosed by metal casings or cladding.