local authority entitlement checks Anne McIntosh asked the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (10 July 2007: Column 1403W) what (

Beverley Hughes: The code of practice on the provision of free nursery education places for three and four year olds is statutory guidance to which local authorities must have regard, when planning and managing the delivery of the free entitlement. The code requires local authorities to ensure settings are funded equitably, transparently and fairly, according…