Spencers Calls for Extension of Nationwide School Survey to Include Asbestos in Schools
(firmenpresse) - CHESTERFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 03/13/13 -- Spencers Solicitors, in advance of a House of Commons Education Select Committee evidence session tomorrow (Wednesday 13 March 2013) on Asbestos in Schools, is urging the Government to take action to address the long ignored problem of asbestos in our schools.
Spencers is calling for the current nationwide survey into the state of England's schools (the DfE's Property Data Survey Programme) to be extended to identify the scale of the problem of asbestos in our 23,000 educational premises and then to prioritise those schools that most need action.
Asbestos in schools is a vitally important and complex issue, but it has been neglected by successive governments, resulting in the deaths of teachers and other education workers every year. It is time for the DfE to stop delegating responsibility to individual local authorities and schools and for it to oversee the development of a nationwide programme to protect teachers and children from the dangers of asbestos.
John Spencer, Director of , said:
"It is deeply shocking that 16 teachers died from mesothelioma in England in 2011 alone(1). If a teacher was killed every month in the classroom from violence there would be public outrage and urgent calls for action, but because it is asbestos-related it is largely ignored.
"It is a complete waste of an opportunity that the Department for Education is currently running a nationwide survey to consider the physical state of England's schools, and yet asbestos is specifically not included.
"In an ideal world we would do all we can to totally eradicate asbestos from our schools once and for all, but in reality we must prioritise funding towards those schools where teachers and our children are most at risk. We can only prioritise action and expenditure if the scale of the problem is fully understood."
(1) House of Lords Parliamentary Answer, 6 February 2013,
Specifically, Spencers has called for:
Notes to editors:
Responsibility for managing the risks from asbestos containing materials comes under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 which determines that local authorities and individual schools have responsibility for the management of schools. Not having a significant central role, other than providing guidance on asbestos management, the Department for Education does not collect information on the presence and condition of asbestos in schools.
Spencers Solicitors () is one of the UK's leading firms of solicitors. Based in , Spencers is committed to protecting its clients' best interests by putting duty before profit, and campaigning for justice for those affected by negligence and statutory breach, and for the improvement of professional standards and business practices within the personal injury system.
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Spencers Solicitors
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