William Eichler 23 May 2023

Council investigation reveals mother’s forgery

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A mother in Barnet has admitted in court to forging official documents to get her son into a popular secondary school.

An investigation by Barnet Council found that the mother forged contracts, tenancy agreements and utility bills to give the impression she lived in the home of an elderly couple in the north London school’s catchment area.

The judge reportedly ordered a pre-sentence report to be prepared and placed the defendant on unconditional bail.

Cllr Pauline Coakley Webb, Barnet Council’s children, education and safeguarding committee chair, said: ‘This outcome reinforces our dedication to combating fraud and upholding the integrity of our education system.

‘Our anti-fraud team worked incredibly hard gathering all of the information needed for this case and so I’m very pleased that the perpetrator has been brought to justice.

‘Barnet remains committed to ensuring a fair and transparent admissions process is available to all.’

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