On 3 November, the Secretary of State for Education confirmed:

  • details of the additional £500 million made available, this year, to local authorities experiencing the greatest need in managing shortfalls in pupil places.
  • the launch of a consultation on school premises regulations; and
  • his final decision on the schools that are subject to the BSF Judicial Review proceedings.

Further details of local authority funding are available to download. The school premises regulations consultation and details on how to respond can be found on the consultations section of this website.