School Fires

Arson vulnerability study of schools.

School management teams can help prevent an arson attack on their schools by assessing the vulnerability of their own premises.

Develop partnerships between agencies in assisting schools in carrying out vulnerability studies. School liaison groups liaising with Local Education Authority's (LEAs).

  • Develop arson awareness training to head teachers and caretakers.
  • Contact the schools insurers for help and advice.
  • Consider expanding current initiatives on a wider basis

Target hardening of schools.

Multi-agency crime prevention surveys to be carried out on all schools in Wales.

All high-risk schools to be target hardened by 2010.



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