School places for all could become 'undeliverable'

Local councils call for more powers allowing them to open new state secondary schools

Students at a UK school
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Local authorities could soon be unable to fulfil their obligation to find all children a secondary school place, council chiefs have warned.

Legally, councils must provide a school place for all children in their area, but the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned this could become "undeliverable" without more power to open new secondary schools and expand existing ones.

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