77Restriction on closure proposals
After section 2 of the 2010 Act, insert—
“2ARestriction on closure proposals
(1)This section applies where a decision is made not to implement a closure proposal in relation to a school.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a)a decision not to implement a closure proposal is—
(i)a decision not to implement the proposal made by the education authority following the publication of a consultation report in relation to the proposal (whether or not the proposal was called-in under section 15),
(ii)a decision of a School Closure Review Panel in relation to the proposal under section 17C(1)(a),
(b)such a decision is made by a School Closure Review Panel on the day on which the Panel notifies the decision to the education authority in pursuance of section 17C(5).
(3)The education authority may not publish a proposal paper concerning a further closure proposal in relation to the school during the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which the decision is made unless there is a significant change in the school’s circumstances.”.