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Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 December 2018 (named day). It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Monday, 17 December 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Schools: Notice Boards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make and assessment of adequacy of the guidance issued to schools, local education authorities and other responsible bodies to ensure that classroom notice boards are installed correctly and in accordance with fire standards that are legally compliant.

Answer

The Department’s guidance documents, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, highlight schools’ responsibilities to carry out risk assessments for their Fire Safety Management Plans.

The Department also specifies the fire safety requirements for notice boards in the ‘Output Specification’ documents that set out the design and construction requirements for all Department for Education delivered school buildings. In order to fully address the issue, the Department needs to carry out background research. Should the research show there is further guidance to give, the Department would then update the Output Specification and consider releasing a technical note to responsible bodies on the specification and installation of noticeboards.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
201108
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Schools Notice boards
Link
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