Children's Education and Postings Back to UK
An RAF colleague of mine is returning to the UK for a year after a number of years abroad in a series of accompanied posts. He is posted as an 'orphan lodger' on a much larger tri-servie unit, whilst he undergoes a year's specialist training. However, he is having great difficulty persuading the local authority that his younger child is entitled to schooling in England. She was born abroad, and although she is a British Subject and a passport holder, the Local Authority (LA) admissions staff have requested to see the passport - in person - before they will make a place available.
He has provided the local authority all the information they have previously requested - birth certificates, UK addresses etc - (about 3 months ago, I believe) and this latest request has come on the eve of the closing date for allocations. The LA claim that 'its a Home Office regulation' yet there are no guidelines available that state this. The LA furthermore claim that she will be required to provide a 'Letter of Admission' to the Border Agency staff on her return to the UK. He has pointed out that he is a SP, posted to a well-known unit and that the LA has a 'Fair Admissions Policy' that covers, inter alia:wards of the state, travellers, refugees and government servants.
Have other SP returning from overseas encountered similar nonsense?