The department takes the health and wellbeing of both pupils and staff very seriously. All schools need to be safe, well-maintained, and compliant with all relevant regulations. This is the responsibility of those running schools, which includes local authorities, academy trusts and voluntary aided school bodies.<\/p>
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The department provides guidance on legionella and the relevant duties of an employer, or a person in control of a premises, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools/health-and-safety<\/a>.The department works closely with other government departments to ensure that all guidance reflects the latest best practice.<\/p> <\/p> The department is not informed of each individual case of legionella discovery in schools, or of any subsequent action.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department's review of the decision to award public funds to Hacker House will include whether the requirement for the allocation of funding to not exceed 50 per cent of the company's annual income was waived for any other Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund grant recipient.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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