Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 10636
Schools: Dorset
Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 30 October 2024
Question
Tom Hayes
Labour — Bournemouth East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of school places in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe statutory duty to provide sufficient school places sits with local authorities. The department engages with councils on a regular basis to review their plans for creating additional places and to consider alternatives where necessary. When local autho...
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