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Written question asked by Graham P Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 January 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 January 2014. It was answered by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 27 January 2014 on behalf of the Department for Education.


School Leaving

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many local authorities have been unable to provide sufficient school placements to meet increased demand under Raising the Participation Age to those students who left year 11 in 2013.

Answer

Local authorities are required to inform the Department by the end of October how many young people had not received an offer by the end of September; this may have been because they were undecided about what to do next, were awaiting the result of an application, or were not able to find a suitable place.

The Department plans to make information on the proportion of young people who did not receive an offer available on its website once it has completed quality assurance checks on the data.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
184266; 574 cc396-7W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Admissions Schools School leaving
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk