Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 21 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.

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GREENWICH JUDGMENT AND SCHOOL ADMISSION POLICY

That this House notes that successive Government's have rejected calls for a change in the law to reverse the effect of the Greenwich judgment on the operation of local school admission policy; is concerned that as a result of the court judgment admission authorities are not allowed to take into account administrative boundaries when allocating school places; believes that parents and children living in a local authority area should be able to expect to obtain a place at a local school in that area; and calls on the Government either to bring forward its own legislation to grant local admission authorities the discretion to give priority to the school preferences of parents resident within the local authority area or to support provisions of the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam's Fair Access to School (Admissions) Bill.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

686 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Mike Hancock

Richard Younger-Ross

John Hemming

John Leech

Adrian Sanders

Subjects

Schools

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk