FIFE Council said that none of their schools are at risk of collapse as they do not contain crumbling concrete.

The local authority said that, "as far as we have been able to determine", educational facilities and public buildings are not affected by the potentially dangerous material.

However NHS Fife said several of its buildings, due to their age, may potentially have been fitted with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

It's a lightweight building material that was used from the 1950s up to the mid-1990s but is now assessed to be at risk of crumbling and collapse.

Last week more than 100 schools in England were told to fully or partially close because they are fitted with RAAC and early figures suggest it is present in at least 37 Scottish schools.

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However, head of Fife Council's property services, Alan Paul, said: "As far as we have been able to determine, none of our schools or public buildings are affected by RAAC."

Dunfermline Press: Scottish cabinet secretary for social justice, and Dunfermline MSP, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said the Scottish Government knew last year about the problems with crumbling concrete in public buildings.Scottish cabinet secretary for social justice, and Dunfermline MSP, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said the Scottish Government knew last year about the problems with crumbling concrete in public buildings. (Image: Newsquest)

Earlier this week a Scottish Government minister said public buildings containing RAAC posed "no immediate risk" to school pupils or hospital patients.

Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, and Dunfermline MSP, Shirley-Anne Somerville said 37 schools were affected and that ministers had known this since last year.

She said: "This has of course been an issue that the government has been aware of for some time, and that's why action has been taken, and has been for some time, for example way back in July 2022 Scottish Government officials made contact with the Scottish heads of property services and directors of education in Scotland to share information on RAAC.

"I can completely appreciate why there is public concern on this, particularly given the way that announcements have been handled down in England.

"But I can reassure the member that we appreciate that public concern means we need to be as open as possible, as we can be, for this because parents and staff are concerned about this issue."