INSPECTIONS to see if more public buildings in Bradford were constructed using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete will take place in the coming weeks.

At a meeting of Bradford Council on Tuesday night, Council bosses responded to a question about the extent of buildings in the district using the concrete – which would now be well past its life span.

The question, by Councillor Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem, Idle and Thackley), was asked after school buildings across the country were shut due to the presence of the material.

Two Bradford Schools had to shut areas while work to replace the concrete takes place.

Cllr Sunderland’s question said: “Has the Council surveyed all of the other buildings it is responsible for to establish if this is a problem, what did they find and what actions are taking place to secure the buildings?”

The Council replied to say around 370 public buildings were built in the period where RAAC was used.

It added: “Council officers are undertaking a review of buildings that fall within the date range for RAAC and are in the process of prioritising and arranging access over the coming weeks and months to ensure that the appropriate checks have been undertaken to either confirm no RAAC or if further structural surveys are required.

“47 Maintained schools fell within the date range and two were identified to contain RAAC.

"On discovery, further surveys were arranged and the council worked collaboratively with the two school teams to ensure continuity of provision whilst planning and ensuring the infrastructure was prepared/in place for modular villages.”