School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013

Education Act 2005

8 (1) The Education Act 2005 is amended as follows.

(2) Omit section 45 (power to direct closure of school).

(3) In section 114(8) (supply of information about school workforce)—

(a) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a);

(b) in paragraph (b) at the beginning insert “in relation to England,”;

(c) after paragraph (b) insert— “and

(c) in relation to Wales, provide that Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (intervention in local authorities) is to have effect as if—

(i) references to a local authority included a reference to a prescribed person,

(ii) duties imposed by virtue of this section were education functions,

(iii) the only relevant ground for intervention were ground 1 in section 21, and

(iv) sections 24 to 27 did not apply.”

(4) In Schedule 9 (amendments relating to school inspection) omit paragraphs 14 to 20.

(5) See also the amendment made by paragraph 22(2)(b) of this Schedule to section 28(4)(c) of the Education Act 2005 (which is in part consequential on Part 2 of this Act).