FOI_8174

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8174

Date Request Received: 24/09/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 04/10/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Asbestos

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: I would like to request the amount of buildings used by the trust which still contain asbestos as of the most recent figures available in 2024. I would also like to know how this number compares with the equivalent figure at the same time in each of three previous calendar years (2023, 2022 and 2021).

Answer To Question 1: 2021 – 89 Buildings contain or are assumed to contain asbestos 2022 – 89 Buildings contain or are assumed to contain asbestos 2023 – 87 Buildings contain or are assumed to contain asbestos 2024 – 87 Buildings contain or are assumed to contain asbestos

Question Number 2: I would like for the amount of repairs that have been done to buildings used by the trust due to issues caused by asbestos in 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 and the total cost of those repairs in each year.

Answer To Question 2: No repairs have been carried out to buildings used by the trust due to issues caused by asbestos.

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