Asbestos Surveys
Asbestos management, surveys, and removal works. 314 UK councils have discussed asbestos surveys in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about asbestos surveys
Asbestos Surveys is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 10,272 meeting mentions spanning 314 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 1,508 mentions in the last three months, against 831 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly asbestos surveys mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Waverley Borough Council in South East is the most active authority on asbestos surveys, with 209 mentions across 209 monitored meetings — around 2% of all asbestos surveys discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Dunsfold Housing Appeal” meeting on 5 Aug 2026.
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council (194 mentions) and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (185) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 209 |
| Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | London | 194 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | London | 185 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 185 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 140 |
| Glasgow City Council | Scotland | 138 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Wales | 124 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | East of England | 117 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 115 |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | Wales | 110 |
| Winchester City Council | South East | 109 |
| Thanet District Council | South East | 109 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where asbestos surveys came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Wokingham Borough Council · Housing Safety and Rent Policy · 6 Aug 2026
“… ecause this is obviously a need to comply with legislative requirements, particularly the social housing regulation act 2023. We have an existing asbestos safety policy, but that really was formulated in 2019. So it's in need of an update that this is highly appropriate. And as you say, policy estab …”
Somerset Council · Financial Pressures & Housing · 5 Aug 2026
“… ted housing revenue accounts compliance policies. These cover six critical areas of landlord safety. So we’ve got fire, electric, water, heating, asbestos, and lifting. The policies have been reviewed and validated externally, and it’s designed to ensure that we continue to meet our statutory duties …”
Cheltenham Borough Council · Housing Contracts & Compliance · 28 Jul 2026
“… ctor for lifting equipment within our domestic housing stock, and a new fire risk assessment provider. We will also be welcoming Cassa as our new asbestos management contractor from the 3rd of August.”
East Suffolk Council · Temporary Housing Strategy · 16 Jul 2026
“St. Peters very frustrating. Um, we had the mobile phone aerial at the top there. So, we had to sort that out, find them somewhere else to go before we bring it down. That is now sorted out and we're sorting the asbestos now ready to demolish next year and it will happen next year.”
Lewisham London Borough Council · Health & Safety Review · 9 Jul 2026
“… uctured programme of statutory compliance across the and these form two distinct forms of inspections. There are statutory inspections that cover asbestos, fire safety and water safety. These are completed by external contractors that we contract and they are done under the required frequency. When …”
Staffordshire County Council · Audit, Risk & LGR Prep · 7 Jul 2026
“… Entrust by looking at their CDM documentation and preparing a new approach for them. We've done lots of work aligned to the HSC's campaign around asbestos management to keep that alive from the following year to make sure that we've got really good procedures in place at all of our premises and work …”
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