Education and Skills written question – answered at on 11 February 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
(1) what security guidelines he issues to local education authorities with regard to primary schools;
(2) what advice he gives local education authorities about security considerations applying to the locations of primary schools;
(3) what his policy is on location of primary schools adjacent to (a) prisons, (b) probation centres, (c) magistrates' courts, (d) military bases and (e) drugs and alcohol clinics day centres.
holding answer
My Department has issued guidance on school security that includes "School Security: Dealing with Troublemakers" (jointly with the Home Office) and "Improving Security in Schools" and a video, "Can You See What They See?". We have also established a school security website at: www.dfes.gov.uk/schoolsecurity.
Where local education authorities publish proposals to establish a new school, or transfer an existing school to a new site, the final decision is taken at local level by a School Organisation Committee (SOC) or by a Schools Adjudicator if the SOC cannot reach a unanimous decision. The SOC and the Adjudicator must have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State when making their decisions. This includes a range of factors they should consider including the overall effect on standards of provision in the area, existence of safe walking, cycling or bus routes and the views of those affected by the proposals.
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