Currently local authorities must amend plans within four weeks of a review meeting. This time limit had been confirmed by the High Court in March this year.
But under proposals put out for consultation this week, the Department for Education is considering doubling this limit to eight weeks.
This could include a two-stage process for amending plans, with councils having to confirm they intend to make changes within four weeks of a review meeting, then issue “draft proposals for amending a plan” within eight weeks.
Also being proposed is for councils to ensure that any advice and information used ahead of the meeting for each case should be circulated three weeks beforehand, rather than the current time limit of two weeks.
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