The survey from the New Schools Network, which advises on setting up free schools, had been used to show that applicants might have been deterred if their bids had been made public at an initial stage.

BBC: Free school bids ordered to be disclosed

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It also made the case that the identities of any bids would become public once they had got beyond an initial application - and that the only extra information to be revealed would be those groups rejected at the first stage.

BBC: Free school bids ordered to be disclosed