Choice Advice was introduced under the Labour government to offer impartial guidance to parents applying for a school place for their child. Run by local authorities, the service was targeted particularly at disadvantaged families.
But according to data from 33 councils, 36 per cent are scrapping the service altogether while 33 per cent are reducing it.
Choice advisers help families with information about schools and completing application forms. According to figures from the previous administration, there were 250 advisers in 139 local authorities in 2008.
Under current legislation, local authorities are required to provide independent advice to parents deciding which school to send their children to. Choice Advice is one way of discharging that duty.
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