Lead water pipes in schools
Case reference FOI2023/00753
Published 12 May 2023
Request
Please provide the following information. I make this request under the Freedom of Information Act
1. How many schools in your area have lead water pipes?
2. How many schools have no lead pipes but have lead fittings on copper water pipes (e.g.- lead solder)?
3. Please provide the names and postcodes of the schools in Q1 and Q2
4. Please can you provide details of any testing you carry out for lead in school water. How often is testing carried out?
5. Please provide a figure for tests carried out in the last three years. Could you also provide a copy of the test results?
6. Please provide the names postcodes of the schools tested in Q5
7. If a breach in water quality is detected in a school, water companies must serve a notice to the building owner under Regulation 21 guidance to ensure action is taken to improve the quality of the drinking supply. Please state how many times you have been the recipient of such a notice since 2012 including the current year up to the date of your response to this request related to lead
8. Please provide the names and postcodes of the schools in Q7
9. In each case in Q7, please state what the issue was and what remedial action was taken.
Response
1. How many schools in your area have lead water pipes?
0
2. How many schools have no lead pipes but have lead fittings on copper water pipes (e.g.- lead solder)?
0
3. Please provide the names and postcodes of the schools in Q1 and Q2
N / A
4. Please can you provide details of any testing you carry out for lead in school water. How often is testing carried out?
No testing has been carried out.
5. Please provide a figure for tests carried out in the last three years. Could you also provide a copy of the test results?
N / A - no testing has been carried out in the last 3 years.
6. Please provide the names postcodes of the schools tested in Q5
N / A
7. If a breach in water quality is detected in a school, water companies must serve a notice to the building owner under Regulation 21 guidance to ensure action is taken to improve the quality of the drinking supply. Please state how many times you have been the recipient of such a notice since 2012 including the current year up to the date of your response to this request related to lead
0
8. Please provide the names and postcodes of the schools in Q7
N / A
9. In each case in Q7, please state what the issue was and what remedial action was taken.
N / A
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