Just perusing H&S news and found this, is this the kind of thing that Lord Young was trying to address, are LCC right, or should they implement the necessary H&S to make the volunteers safe, rather than a blankey 'NO'.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/lo...wsid_9397000/9397970.stm

Steve l - "It would not take a lot to implement the required H&S" Are you familiar with the property Steve? For me the picture shows a very large property which it states has stood empty for 15 years. This potential means that there could be a minefield of issues - rotting floor boards, asbestos, material left by persons using the premises illegally such as used hyperdermic needles etc. I agree that it is a real shame that the Authority cannot assess the work properly and adequately supervise the volunteers so that the improvements can be made, but with the number of job losses and cut backs being announced each day I can understand why they feel unable to tackle this issue at this time. Brian

I think Ron has hit the nail on the head. This fine building will remain delapidated until vandals burn it down & then the council can sell the plot & wash their hands of it.