No RAAC has been found in council-owned buildings after checks were made across the local authority.

West Dunbartonshire Council say they conducted site visits as well as "desktop surveys" on over 140 properties throughout the local authority in January 2023.

These included schools, community facilities and corporate buildings which identified no structure had been constructed using the sponge-like concrete RAAC.

Used in the construction of schools from the 1950s to the mid-1990s, reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) can become "crumbly" over time and is prone to collapse.

The findings were revealed after the Clydebank Post sent a freedom of information (FOI) request to WDC about whether or not any council-owned buildings, including education hubs, had RAAC in them. 

The request follows news in September that 'hundreds' of school buildings across the country were feared to be at a structural risk as the lifespan of RAAC was thought to be ending.

The news will come as a relief to local parents who may have feared for their children's safety whilst at school or early learning.

Just last week, thousands of council homes in Aberdeen were being reviewed for the presence of RAAC, after the city council said it was likely to have been used in about 500 properties in the Balnagask area.