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Hi! I am new to the mumsnet community...I'm having a 7 years old child and I have aplied for a place at school in London this year and I obtained it. And as I was waiting for the letter confirmation it didn't camed so I was starting to be worried! So I called the school and they told me that someone from the council has been taken my child's place...later to find out that someone called the council telling them that my child is no longer wishing to go to school in the UK...so now my child does not have a place, because someone called and has done harm to me and my child so easily. I do not know what to do...to get my childs place back, because obviously something is not right here! Could you please tell me if u do know what I can do in these situation? Thank you

Call the LEA - or even better call in and discuss. This was fraud.

I agree-do as soon as possible-send a copy to the Head, the school governors and the council.

I understand what you are saying, but as ridicoulous it sounds I do not know how to do it and the school is about to start and I'm really afraid my child will be left without a place!:(

Send an email to the admissions department of your LA. Contact details will be on your LA's website.

How did you hear that you had been given the place in the first place? Because you say "whilst I was waiting for the letter of confirmation."

Do you have an ex-partner or in-laws abroad who might wish your child to be educated there?

My partner is here with me, but the truth is that my parents in law and even my partner wishes that my child to be educated in Romania. R u suggesting that there is the possibility that someone from my family has done such an horrible harm to my child and me? For example if my partner would have called the council to withdraw my child's place I guess the council would have told me that, right? I'm starting to get in panic, honestly! I'm hopeless and the time is running out! Well I found out that my child had obtained the place verbally, I did not receive any letter

I'm not sure whether the Council would have volunteered the information, but you might be able to find out when you take this further. Clearly you can't contact anyone official over the Bank Holiday, but you need to get phoning first thing tomorrow.

And I would be having a chat with your partner.

School places are not offered verbally. You would have received a letter or an email giving details of the school place and what you needed to do to accept it. It could be that if you phoned the admissions department and a space was available they could have told you there was a space and a confirmation would be arriving, but a verbal confirmation is never all that you would have received.

What is the timeline here?

When was the place offered and who offered it to you?
When did you phone to check why you had received no further information?
What date do the council say that they were told you no longer needed the place?
Can they provide proof in writing that the place was cancelled?

Who told you verbally that you had got a place for your child? Was it the council or someone else?

Is your partner the child's father? Is he living with you? He may legally have the same rights as you to make decisions about the education of your child. So if he contacted the council and said you no longer wished to send your child to school in the UK the council has to accept that. In that situation they would not necessarily tell you - if you are living together they would assume that you discuss these things and make decisions together.

We really need the answers to these questions and the questions annh has asked so that we can advise you properly.