Hurrah! Bureaucracy at Haringey Council triumphed over – for one local family.

The Macaulays had to move into temporary accommodation in Finchley after a coach crash demolished large parts of their home. They wanted to apply to send their child to a local school but no, said Haringey, you’re not living locally.

After months of correspondence, Haringey Council finally saw sense – and agreed that yes, if you have been forced out of your home to live somewhere else whilst it is rebuilt, then you can still apply for a local school. So – hurrah!

Full story in the news release on my website.