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Can anyone direct me to a piece of legislation that provides a legal requirement to put a security fence around a school or is it based on your own risk assessment.
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Invictus, I have dealt with schools for many years now & I have never come across any such legislation.
As you correctly point out it's down to the needs of individual schools, some having fencing due unfortunately to their location &/or vulnerability.
I know that many go for an option of "defensive planting" which improves security, but in an aesthetic way!
Indeed, one of my client schools is just embarking on this type of project.
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Sorry I've got no references, but I remember reading in the last few months of an otherwise excellent school which was put into special measures by OFSTED solely because they did not have a security fence round the school. I don't think there is a legal requirement.
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It seems that whilst there is not any particular legislation available on fencing for schools, i would look at the reasons for the installation.
Safeguarding legislation certainly plays a big part for the protection of young and vulnerable persons. The possibility of particular offenders known to be a risk to children being able to access the site is worrying.
The duty of care for the person in charge of the premises needs to implement systems to prevent access to the property in order to prevent injury to persons/public and even property damage.
There are many considerations that would give good reason for such installation to go ahead. Edited by user 20 April 2017 19:24:17(UTC)
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It is down to your Safeguarding risk assesment as to what security measures you need to take to ensure the security of the site and the safety of the pupils and staff.
The HMG Security Policy Framework covers the physical security of Governement buildings. While some of the polciy is, perhaps, over the top for a school most of the physical security principals are completely relevant to schools. The current documents on the Government website aren't very detailed. If you can find a copy of the 2009 Policy document it has about 6 pages on the physical security of buildings and site.
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