THE crumbling concrete that forced schools and buildings to close across the UK hasn't been found in any of Fife Council's properties in Dunfermline and West Fife.

However, after a thorough review of the "non-domestic estate" it has been discovered in a number of facilities in the Kingdom and plans are now in place to deal with it.

RAAC - reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete - has now been found in the roof at Warout Stadium in Glenrothes, it was previously identified in Kirkcaldy in Gallatown Nursery and the library and community centre in Templehall, as well as the Savoy Sports Hall in Methil.

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It was commonly used in buildings between the 1950s and 1990s but last summer it was found to be unsafe and properties that contain it are at risk of collapse.

The council then pledged to check "all the buildings the council owns, manages, leases or leases to third parties" as well as undertake a "precautionary review" of their housing stock.

This week Alan Paul, head of property services, said: “Previous work had not identified RAAC in any council buildings but precautionary reviews across all Fife Council’s property began in September.

"Buildings were assessed in prioritised groups. If planning and building records could not exclude the presence of RAAC, the team carried out site inspections and intrusive structural investigations where necessary.

“These reviews are now substantially complete and work progressed or completed on those which required it."