Question: Are local authorities responsible for co-ordinating a response to the coronavirus?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: Responsibilities
Can provision be shared across local authority areas?
section_content: If a childcare setting is unable to open, local authorities should try to
coordinate provision for children who meet the criteria in other settings in
their area. If this is not possible, local authorities should consider working
with neighbouring local authorities while keeping in mind the impact on
children.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answer has nothing to do with the initial question. This answer is about provisions for children under certain settings.
This answer is brief.  It does state that local authorities should be responding, but not what they should be doing.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Could be Improved

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: Responsibilities
What are local authorities responsible for?
section_content: Local authorities are responsible for co-ordinating a response to the
coronavirus arrangements. Working with education settings (including academies
and the independent sector), they should use the critical worker
list, and the definition
of vulnerable
children, to support schools
and trusts to ensure that there is sufficiency for these priority groups, and
for those groups eligible for return to settings from 1 June.
Local authorities are also responsible for monitoring demand and capacity.
This may involve working with schools to provide places in alternative
settings if necessary, and supporting residential special schools, alternative
provision, and other special settings to remain open, wherever possible.
They are also responsible for supporting trusts and schools to assess the
risks for children and young people whose education, health and care (EHC)
plans they maintain, and ensuring those children are safely cared for whether
at school/college or at home.
*[EHC]: Education, Health and Care

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
There is a good amount of info here.  It states that the local authorities should be involved in making arrangements.
This answers give some clarity and it has some links to help with some answers.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: What arrangements should schools and local authorities maintain throughout the remainder of May?
Can provision be shared across local authority areas?
section_content: We are asking schools to remain open for children of critical workers and
vulnerable children where they can, but we understand that some may be unable
to do so especially if they are experiencing severe staff shortages.
Local authorities should therefore work with maintained, academy and
independent schools to identify temporary places for any children affected
whilst their normal schools are closed.
If a school is unable to open, local authorities should try to co-ordinate
provision for pupils in other schools in their area. If this is not possible,
local authorities should consider working with neighboring local authorities,
while keeping in mind the impact on children. Regional school commissioners
(RSCs) can support conversations between local authorities where necessary.
Some multi-academy trusts operate across different local authorities, and can
assist in making arrangements between their schools if appropriate.
*[RSCs]: regional schools commissioners

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
There is a decent amount of info here.  It states that local authorities should be involved in the schools.
This answers give some guidelines for the but it does not give step by step instructions on what to do and how they would provide help.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Could be Improved