In 2015, then education minister - and now schools minister - Nick Gibb urged schools and local authorities to take immediate action to ensure summer-born children could start in reception class at the age of five, rather than when they had just turned four.
A new research report published by the Department for Education suggests councils have responded to Gibb's call for a more conciliatory approach between admissions authorities and parents.
What are the key findings?
The study by Katie Abrahams and Rob Cirin of Government Social Research found 62 per cent of councils said they are more likely to grant requests than previously.
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