Meaning of special measures | Babel Free

Definitions

1. External administration for a failing public service such as a school or hospital.
   UK, plural, plural-only
2. Judicial systems to protect vulnerable witnesses in courts of law.
   plural, plural-only
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, measures.
   plural, plural-only

Examples

“The LEA is required to support schools in special measures or with serious weaknesses.”

“Before the 2005 Schools White Paper, schools put into Special Measures have been aware that they might face closure if they did not improve within about two years.”

“The governments new proposals intend to make the following changes and introductions: [...] Placing underperforming council planning departments into “special measures” and allowing developers to bypass them if they fail to improve.”

“These organisations were put into special measures and their boards placed under high levels of scrutiny around how they were focusing on quality and patient safety issues.”

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