GLASGOW School of Art ‘have not learned lessons’ after the fires that ravaged the Mackintosh Building, it has been claimed.

The Culture Committee of the Scottish Parliament has expressed dismay that the GSA, in its formal response, questioned some of the evidence taken at the Parliament hearings.

In March, a report by the Culture Committee called for a full public inquiry into the two fires at the Mackintosh Building of the school (GSA) of 2014 and 2018.

Earlier this month, the GSA published a response to the report, which noted its frustration with Kier Construction Scotland, which was working on the historic building when it the fire destroyed much of the building last June, whilst also questioning some of the evidence taken at committee hearings.

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The new committee letter returns to the issue of the mist suppression system which was not complete before the first, 2014 fire, stating: “While the Committee accepts that the building was compliant with the relevant fire safety standards, after identifying severe risks to the building, it is arguable the GSA did not in terms of the balance of evidence taken by this Committee, do enough to safeguard the building.

“In oral evidence Ms Gray described the suppression system as an enhancement.

“However, the Committee maintains that the GSA having identified serious risks, and understanding both the cost an complexity of the chosen suppression system, should have considered what interim measures could have been implemented to ensure the building safety.”

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The committee, which is led by convenor Joan McAlpine MSP, says: “The Committee fails to see any evidence from the GSA response that lessons have been learned within the GSA.”

A spokeswoman for the GSA said that it has received the statement, noting it was released on the afternoon of the school’s Degree Shows opening, and said the school would take some time to read it and respond to its contents carefully.