The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a review of its policy on asbestos management in schools and is asking for “opinions and ideas”.
It wants to hear from those involved in the day-to-day management of asbestos in schools about how effective current guidance is, how asbestos is being managed, what the barriers are to effective management, and how it can better support schools.
The DfE pledged to review its policy in light of findings from the Committee on Carcinogenicity (CoC) last year showing that children are more vulnerable to asbestos exposure than adults.
Around 75 per cent of UK state schools contain asbestos and more than 140 school teachers have died from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma in the past 10 years.
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