§ 22. Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment in how many local education authorities in England there is an integrated system for dealing with applications for(a) primary and (b) secondary schools. [157929]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisMy Department does not collect this information. The statutory Code of Practice on School Admissions recommends as good practice that admission authorities should operate co-ordinated admission arrangements. The code also encourages the setting-up of admission forums, which now operate in most areas, and which play a key role in bringing together various admission authorities to seek solutions to common problems and to improve the level of co-ordination in local admission arrangements.