The main problem is not affordability: Barnaby Lenon of the Independent schools Council, which represents 1,200 fee-paying schools, points out that tuition fees are mostly cheaper than school fees.

最大的问题并不是支付能力，巴纳比私立学校的校董会代表1200所需付费的学校指出学费其实远远小于学校的费用。

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Under the legislation, if parents or other parties object to a council executive's decision to close or merge a school, their only recourse will be to new Independent Local Determination Panels, set up in each council.

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