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kircubbin2000 Wed 10-Feb-21 11:46:26

Just posting to get your thoughts on my friends fall out with her daughter.
Gran lives near the good secondary school and terms for admission naturally include living in the catchment area.Daughter is in Australia at the moment and is thinking of coming home but has no UK address to apply to the school for the children.
She has asked gran if she can put down her address on the form. Gran was horrified and told her that would be dishonest and the answer is no.Daughter then replied that if that was her attitude there would be no point coming home and was quite rude to her mum. Now they are not speaking. Do you think gran was right?

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welbeck Thu 11-Feb-21 01:38:04

it is not like using the address for receiving mail, eg for a bank account.
it is a fraudulent matter for the applicant and also for the person whose address is used, if this is done knowingly.
people are prosecuted for this every year.
the GM was correct not to implicate herself in criminal activity.
anyway, it would not work. people returning from overseas are usually required to apply in person at the LEA offices, with the child and original passports for parent and child and proof of address in that area.
they cannot apply before they move in. unless they are crown servants.
and there must be proof of address from a list, eg council tax bill at that address in parent's name.

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