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Ian Craig, the chief schools adjudicator, is expected to back a range of new penalties to punish parents breaking the rules.
Currently, schools may only withdraw places offered to children whose applications are found to be questionable.
The Local Government Association recently found that three quarters of councils have recently recorded a sharp increase in fraudulent applications in the past three years.
Some parents were found to have temporarily rented flats in school catchment areas or used a friend or relative’s address.
The review of school admissions policies is also expected to back the use of lotteries by oversubscribed schools.
Lotteries have proved controversial as parents who pay more to live close to good schools find their children are overlooked when applying for places.
Mr Craig is also thought to have proposed that schools make sure twins are not separated.
Tributes have been paid to a schoolgirl who died after slipping in her high heels and falling under a train while waving goodbye to her friends.
