Councils call for action to fund £1bn school places ‘black hole’

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LGA warns over £1bn school places ‘black hole’
Councils have been forced to abandon building projects, cut back on school maintenance and borrow additional money in order to plug a £1bn ‘black hole’ in funding for school places, the Local Government Association has warned today...

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