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Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Monday, 14 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 January 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Schools: Notice Boards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will conduct a comparative fire risk assessment of school notice boards which meet European BS EN 13501 (a) class B and (b) class E standard; and if he will publish the results of that assessment.

Answer

For all Department for Education delivered school buildings, the Department sets out the design and construction requirements in its specification documents including the fire safety requirements for notice boards. As part of the annual review of that specification, the department will be assessing the current approach to classification of notice boards.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
208197
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Fires Schools Risk assessment Notice boards
Link
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