List of Scottish schools with collapse-prone concrete to be published this week

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A list of schools in Scotland with collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete will be published by the end of this week, Humza Yousaf said as he vowed to “spend what we need to spend” to ensure affected buildings are safe. “But we will of course spend what we need to spend in order to ensure that our buildings are safe for those that use them.” The Scottish Government has already confirmed Raac has been detected in 37 schools in Scotland, but these buildings are not expected to close while a “desk-based review” is conducted over the coming months. He said: “What I am committed to doing is ensuring there is transparency around this and my intention would be by the end of this week to publish, and work with those who have the information to ensure that information is publicly available, around the schools that have been affected.” He added that where information about mitigation works can be published, it will be important to do so “to ensure there is a good level of public confidence around the action that is taken”. Aberdeen City Council has seven schools with the material, while West Lothian Council said Raac is present in five schools – St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, Balbardie Primary School and Windyknowe Primary in Bathgate and Riverside Primary and Knightsridge Primary in Livingston.