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<p>Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, the employer - either the local
authority or the school - has clear responsibilities to manage asbestos-containing
materials in schools safely. We expect schools to have an asbestos management plan
in place and to actively manage it in line with legal requirements.</p><p>The Department
for Education takes the issue of asbestos management in schools seriously. Our policy,
as in other aspects of school management, is to give schools the support that they
need to fulfil their responsibilities effectively.</p><p>We have set up the Asbestos
in Schools Steering Group to raise awareness and promote the effective management
of asbestos in schools and published new guidance in October 2012 which is available
on the gov.uk website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asbestos-management-in-schools"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asbestos-management-in-schools</a></p><p>We
also asked the Committee on Carcinogenicity (CoC) to review the relative vulnerability
of children to low levels of asbestos exposure. We committed to review our asbestos
policy following publication of the CoC statement and this review is currently underway.</p>
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