Children, Schools and Families written question – answered at on 9 March 2010.
Jim Cunningham
Labour, Coventry South
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent steps he has taken to improve fire safety in schools.
Vernon Coaker
Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools and Learners)
holding answer
DCSF has comprehensive guidance on fire safety in schools on its fire safety portal at:
In March 2007 the then Schools Minister, Jim Knight MP, announced the Government's new policy on sprinklers and their value as a measure against arson. He said:
"It is now our expectation that all new schools will have fire sprinklers installed. However, we do not intend to make this a compulsory measure. There may be a few cases where local authorities or other promoters of schools consider that sprinklers are not needed. If so, they will need to be able to demonstrate that such schools are low risk and that sprinklers would not represent good value for money."
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