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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Sami Quadri

High Court challenge over plans to close Hackney children’s centres dropped following 'unlawful' consultation

A High Court challenge over plans to close two east London children’s centres has been dropped after Hackney Council admitted its consultation was “unlawful”.

The council had planned to shut Fernbank and Sebright centres in Stoke Newington and Haggerston, slashing 129 of its 600 subsidised childcare places.

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