Freedom of Information request - EM FOI on asbestos-containing materials on Public Buildings
Case reference EIR2025/01089
Received 10 December 2025
Published 12 January 2026
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. 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) 0
- Health/Institutional Buildings: (e.g., hospitals, clinics, residential care homes) 0
- Civic/Administrative Buildings: (e.g., council offices, town halls, depots, fire/police stations) 4
- Leisure/Cultural Buildings: (e.g., leisure centres, libraries, community centres, museums) 6
- All Other Public Buildings: (Any other type of building not covered above) 5
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). 15
- The number of reported incidents of potential or confirmed asbestos exposure in all buildings under your control between 2020 and the present date. 0
- 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. 0
- The total amount of money paid in settlement of these claims (with or without acceptance of liability).” 0
Documents
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