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Yes, the management of asbestos is a legal requirement in the UK for many organisations and building operators. The overarching legislation on asbestos management in Great Britain is the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012). In accordance with these...
The scale of the asbestos issue across the UK school estate remains considerable, even more than a quarter-century after the use of this notorious substance was banned. A significant proportion of school buildings constructed before the year 2000 are likely to contain...
Fire safety in schools is not a once-a-year checkbox exercise. Instead of beginning and ending with a single risk assessment, it is a continuous legal duty that requires ongoing attention, robust processes, and clear documentation. For multi-academy trusts (MATs) and...
Imagine this scenario: an email lands in the inbox of a school estates manager, announcing that a Condition Data Collection (CDC) survey team will be visiting the premises next month. Alternatively, your trust may receive notification that your condition data will...
A major challenge is faced by estates teams in multi-academy trusts (MATs) each year: the School Condition Allocation (SCA) arrives as a lump-sum payment, yet the backlog of building issues across the estate nearly always exceeds the available budget. For trusts...
Most academy trusts in the UK are managing a significant and ageing built estate. Schools often comprise buildings of varying ages, construction types, and condition profiles, spread across multiple sites. The estate for which your own academy trust is responsible may...
The Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) remains one of the most competitive sources of capital funding for school buildings in England. The 2025-26 round saw the Department for Education (DfE) receive 2,846 project bids; however, it only funded 789 of them. This equated...
With the passing of the years, facilities management (FM) compliance requirements have become more complex and higher risk in the UK. This has been driven by such factors as evolving legislation, increased regulatory scrutiny, and the lasting impact of events like the...
Facilities management (FM) audits can no longer be treated as occasional formalities. Instead, they have become a critical and ongoing part of life for facilities teams across the UK. In today’s environment, audits sit at the intersection of safety, compliance, risk...
February’s Vision Pro Bulletin focuses on something many organisations overlook. Not new features or major upgrades. But the value that is already sitting inside the system. Over time, it is easy to use software for the core task you bought it for and leave other...
The phrase, “we’re compliant” is one that social housing providers in the UK often use to reassure boards, tenants, and regulators alike. However, this raises a vital question as to what “being compliant” actually means in practice. In simple terms, compliance for...
In the UK’s social housing sector, asbestos continues to be one of the most persistent and highest-risk compliance areas. This is despite the use of asbestos in construction having been entirely banned in the UK since 1999, followed by decades of awareness and...