Local government retains responsibility for providing sufficient school places to meet demand, assisted by funding from the centre. (educationbusinessuk.net)
Without the powers to reshape educational provision across an area to respond to changing demographic need local authorities have no realistic ability to meet their statutory duty to ensure sufficient school places. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
«Population changes are not a new phenomenon and local authorities, who are responsible for providing sufficient school places, have traditionally been able to plan to meet rising and falling demand. (educationbusinessuk.net)