Asbestos in Conwy schools

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Dear Conwy County Borough Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with the following information:

1. The names of the schools in your county that contain asbestos.
2. The date and outcome of the last independent audit or inspection of each of these schools Asbestos Management Plans.
3. The details of any reported incidents of asbestos exposure in these schools between 2011 and 2016.
4. Details of any improvement or prohibition notice served or guidance issued by the HSE in relation to the management of asbestos in schools in your county in the last 5 years.
5. The number of school employees (existing and retired staff to include teaching staff, school support staff and caretakers, etc) and ex-pupils that have pursued a claim against you for exposure to asbestos within a school in your county.
6. The number of these claims that have been settled.
7. The amount of money that has been paid in settlement of these claims (with and without your authority accepting responsibility).

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I would prefer to receive the information electronically.

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Yours faithfully,

Lucie Stephens

Uned Llyw-Gwyb / Info-Gov Unit, Conwy County Borough Council

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Derek O'Connor, Conwy County Borough Council

9706-16
 
Dear Sir/Madam
 
Please find below information in response to your Freedom of Information
request.
 
Q1 – list of schools in Conwy containing Asbestos:
 

List of schools in Conwy that contain Asbestos
Betws yn Rhos Controlled School
Cerrigydrudion C P School
Llanddulas Controlled School
Llandrillo yn Rhos Infants School
Llandrillo yn Rhos Junior School
Llanfair Talhaiarn C P School
Llannefydd C P School
Mochdre Infants School
Pentrefoelas C P School
St. Elfod Junior School
St. Josephs R C School
Ysgol Babanod Llanfairfechan
Ysgol Betws y Coed
Ysgol Blessed William Davies
Ysgol Bod Alaw
Ysgol Bro Aled
Ysgol Bro Cernyw
Ysgol Bro Gwydir
Ysgol Capel Garmon
Ysgol Capelulo
Ysgol Craig Y Don
Ysgol Cynfran
Ysgol Cystennin
Ysgol Deganwy
Ysgol Dolgarrog
Ysgol Eglwysbach
Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn
Ysgol Glan Conwy
Ysgol Glan Gele
Ysgol Glan Morfa
Ysgol Hen Golwyn (Old Colwyn Juniors)
Ysgol Llanddoged
Ysgol Llangelynin
Ysgol Awel y Mynydd - Maelgwn site
Ysgol Maes Owen
Ysgol Morfa Rhianedd
Ysgol Awel y Mynydd - Nant Y Coed site
Ysgol Nant y Groes
Ysgol Pant y Rhedyn
Ysgol Pen y Bryn
Ysgol Pencae
Ysgol Porth Y Felin
Ysgol San Sior
Ysgol Swn Y Don
Ysgol T Gwynn Jones (Old Colwyn Infants)
Ysgol Tal Y Bont
Ysgol Trefriw
Ysgol Tudno
Ysgol y Creuddyn
Ysgol Y Foryd (Towyn Infants School)
Ysgol y Plas (Llanelian Aided School)

 
In addition to these, there are three Secondary Foundation Schools and
three Private Finance Initiative Secondary Schools for which we do not
have the details.
 
Q2 – Each school’s asbestos register is reviewed and the asbestos
inspected on an annual basis.
 
Q3 – None
 
Q4 – None
 
Q5 – None
 
Q6 – None
 
Q7 – None
 
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submitted within two months of the date of receipt of this response and
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Please ensure all email correspondence is sent to the
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If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, or if you
are unhappy with this response you may appeal to the Information
Commissioner’s Office – Wales, 2nd Floor, Churchill House, Churchill Way,
Cardiff, CF10 2HH.
 
Uned Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth/ Information Governance Unit
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council
E-Bost / E-Mail: [2][Conwy Council request email]
 

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