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<p>The department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of closing schools
so they can be used as polling stations.</p><p> </p><p>Local returning officers have
the power to require a school to act as a polling venue and may choose to do so where
no suitable alternative accommodation is available. Whether or not the school then
has to close is a decision for the headteacher. Before making a decision, headteachers
should always consider the impact of a school closure on their pupils and parents
and work to minimise this impact so that it will not detrimentally affect pupils'
educational attainment.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions about closure will usually depend
on what arrangements can be made for voting to take place separately from the rest
of the school premises. If the school decides to close on the day of the poll, it
should try and make up the lost day of education.</p><p> </p>
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