They show that Ms Truss wrote to Mr Clegg in December to ask for 'committee clearance' for her proposals.
In the letter, published by the BBC, Ms Truss says, 'The most high profile of my proposals will be my plans to give greater freedom to providers to manage their staffing skills and levels, including amending the existing staff: child ratios set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage.'
In his response Mr Clegg gave the go-ahead to proceed as long as 'DfE and HMT [Treasury] officials work together to ensure that these proposals are fully affordable from within DfE'S baselines on a sustainable basis.'
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