Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the guidance suggesting that such a survey should be carried out every five years, for what reason a reported 120 schools are not recorded as having a suitability survey since 2009 or earlier in its School Estate Statistics 2025.
It is the statutory responsibility of authorities to manage their school estate, and we expect them to undertake suitability surveys at least every 5 years, in line with the suitability reporting core facts guidance which the Scottish Government co-produced with local authorities.