Clause 67 - Rationalisation of school places in England
Education Bill [Lords]
3:45 pm
Mrs Angela Watkinson (Shadow Minister, Education; Upminster, Conservative)
Where a school has a seriously falling roll and is recommended for closure because it is no longer viable, but house building is about to take place in the vicinity, only children who are in the area at the time can currently be taken into consideration when calculating the need for places. When it is clear that new housing is going to mushroom in the vicinity and that school places will be needed again, can that be taken into consideration after the school has closed?