The owner of a construction firm embroiled in the Edinburgh schools crisis said it takes its role "very seriously".

Miller Construction was among the contractors behind the PPP project at the centre of the row, which has resulted in 17 schools being closed to pupils due to structural concerns.

Faults were identified at up to eight of the schools after initial problems were found at Oxgangs and St Peter's primaries.

It is understood further inspections will be carried out at other school properties throughout Tuesday.

Galliford Try, which acquired Miller Construction in 2014, confirmed it was among a "number of contractors" which were enlisted by the Edinburgh Schools Partnership to build the 17 schools.

A spokesman said: "Through its acquisition of Miller Construction, Galliford Try has contractual responsibility for four of the 17 schools.

"Remedial work required to remedy defects in those four schools is nearing completion and the costs are not material to the group.

"Galliford Try takes its role as a responsible contractor very seriously and the safety of the pupils and staff is paramount."

It is understood that Miller was in a joint partnership with Amey for the other schools implicated in the crisis.

Further updates on contingency plans for Edinburgh schools affected by the closures are expected to emerge later on Tuesday.

Edinburgh City Council is aiming to have all primary and special school pupils back in class by next Tuesday, as Monday is a spring holiday.

Arrangements have been made to accommodate senior secondary pupils from Wednesday allow them to prepare for upcoming exams.

S4, S5 and S6 pupils from Firrhill, Drummond and Royal High Schools, which were only partially refurbished as part of the PPP1 scheme, will return to their own schools on Wednesday.

An update for those pupils at Gracemount and Craigmount High schools, where serious defects were detected on Monday, will be made later on Tuesday.

The University of Edinburgh revealed on Tuesday that it had offered teaching spaces for thousands of children who have been affected by school closures in the city this week.

The university's senior vice-principal, Professor Charlie Jeffrey, said staff had conducted an "urgent review of room availability" and identified a large number of seats that could be made available.

The spaces are spread across 100 rooms at the University's Central, Kings Buildings and Easter Bush campuses.

Details are being assessed by the city council.

The University's Senior Vice-Principal, Professor Charlie Jeffrey, said: "We recognise the problems that the school closures will cause parents and children and - in a spirit of good neighbourliness - are striving to do what we can to help.

"The number of spaces we can offer will vary in the coming weeks as we enter exam season for our own students. We are working closely with the council to help where we can in this evolving situation."

The Scottish Government has contacted local authorities across the country to advise them to carry out surveys and inspections in all schools.

A spokesman for Dumfries and Galloway Council said: "We are not aware of any links to the Edinburgh PPP contract in Dumfries and Galloway but, as an additional precaution, we are engaging with [the PPP provider] to seek further reassurance on health and safety in our schools.

"All our schools reopened as normal on Monday following the Easter break."

A Dundee city council spokesman said that Discovery, the consortium behind the Dundee Schools PPP project, had asked contractor Robertson Facilities Management to carry out checks on all eight PPP Schools in the city.

He said: "The results of these surveys, and information being released regarding the technical details of the Edinburgh situation, will inform Discovery and the city council of any further surveys or course of action to be taken this week.

"Parents and families should plan for these schools to be open after the holidays on Monday April 18 and we will keep them informed with updates."

The Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen also confirmed its new campus building had been built by Miller Construction but with "different construction techniques" to those used in Edinburgh schools.

A spokesman for RGU said: "While we don't anticipate any issues we will be undertaking a check as a precautionary measure."