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Schools White Paper

My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to those points of detail. We state in the White Paper that schools should take account of the children and young person’s plan when they propose their school improvement plans. We propose that local authorities, with local learning and skills councils, should be responsible for delivering the 14 to 19 entitlement for specialised diplomas throughout the local area, and for publishing a prospectus for the area to ensure that that happens. We also suggest that they should be able to propose special needs units at schools when they believe that that is appropriate.