East Dunbartonshire Council has admitted it failed to find a gas safety certificate for a Bishopbriggs primary school that was evacuated due to a carbon monoxide leak.
Almost 400 pupils were removed from Balmuildy Primary School on Thursday, February 20 and emergency services attended the scene after being alerted to the hazard.
Children complained of feeling ill weeks prior to the incident, with a backup gas boiler identified as the source and subsequently decommissioned.
The local authority has now confirmed that it has reported itself to the the Health and Safety Executive after being unable to locate a copy of the certificate due to "the seriousness of this matter".
"Thomas Glen, Depute Chief Executive for Place Neighbourhood and Corporate Assets, said: "The last inspections of the backup gas boiler at Balmuildy Primary School took place in May 2019 and June 2018 as part of our asset inspection for our wider insurance programme.
"The Council has been unable to locate a copy of the current gas safety certificate for Balmuildy Primary school, despite extensive searches. The Council's gas safety inspections are carried out by independent third party contractors. The Council is currently liaising with the relevant contractor with a view to securing a copy.
"However, as a result of being unable to locate a copy internally, further investigations are ongoing and the Council has made contact with the Health & Safety Executive given the seriousness of this matter.
"In addition the Council would confirm that the gas boiler at Balmuildy Primary School was decommissioned on Saturday 22 February and monitoring has been underway at the school since that point. All monitors remain clear."
The school was closed for a number of days following the incident but has since been deemed safe and reopened on Tuesday.
