Council spent £13.5m fixing problems left by firm

The council had agreed to end its contract with Carillion before the company's collapse

A council spent £13.5m fixing defects left by collapsed building firm Carillion.

Oxfordshire County Council agreed a 10-year contract with the company in 2012, which was already due to end early when it went into liquidation in 2018.

Work to correct problems found by the authority was finished in March. It included solving issues at schools, a park and ride and a fire station.

The construction giant went into liquidation after it ended up £1.5bn in debt and no deal could be reached to save it.

The council initially set £25m aside to pay for repairs for poor-quality jobs in 2018, having taken back control over most of its services the previous year.

A response to a freedom of information request showed issues were resolved at 24 different schools across the county.

Other work – which started in late 2017 – was carried out at Bicester Park and Ride, Thame Fire Station and Great Western Park in Didcot.

Previous problems included a school's playground being left half-finished and children being educated in temporary classrooms for months.