FI16547
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information concerning asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in all buildings for which your organisation is the dutyholder or responsible for maintenance.
1. Asbestos Presence Breakdown
Please provide a breakdown of the total number of buildings under your control that contain asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), categorised by building type as follows:
- Educational Establishments: (e.g., schools, colleges, nurseries)
- Health/Institutional Buildings: (e.g., hospitals, clinics, residential care homes)
- Civic/Administrative Buildings: (e.g., council offices, town halls, depots, fire/police stations)
- Leisure/Cultural Buildings: (e.g., leisure centres, libraries, community centres, museums)
- All Other Public Buildings: (Any other type of building not covered above)
2. Management and Claims
- For each category above, please provide the total number of buildings that have not had an updated independent audit of their Asbestos Management Plan in the last 3 years (i.e., since December 2022).
- The number of reported incidents of potential or confirmed asbestos exposure in all buildings under your control between 2020 and the present date.
- The number of current and former employees/users who have pursued a claim against your organisation for asbestos exposure in a building under your control.
- The total amount of money paid in settlement of these claims (with or without acceptance of liability).
Response
1. As follows:
- Zero – the Council has no responsibility for educational establishments as we are not the education authority.
- Zero – the Council has no responsibility for educational establishments as we are not the health/social care authority.
- Seven.
- Six.
- Seven.
2. As follows: