Education and Inspections Act 2006

5 (1) Schedule 14 to SSFA 1998 (approval, imposition and revision of local education authority schemes) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) For the heading substitute “ REVISION OF LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY SCHEMES ”.

(3) For the italic heading immediately before paragraph 1 substitute “ Publication of schemes ”.

(4) In paragraph 1—

(a) omit sub-paragraphs (1) to (6), and

(b) for sub-paragraph (7) substitute—

“(7) A scheme maintained by a local education authority under section 48(1) shall be published in such manner as may be prescribed—

(a) on its coming into force as revised under this Schedule, and

(b) on such other occasions as may be prescribed.”

(5) For paragraph 2 substitute—

“2A (1) A local education authority may, in accordance with this paragraph, revise the whole or part of the scheme maintained by them under section 48(1).

(2) In revising the scheme, the local education authority shall take into account any guidance given by the Secretary of State, whether—

(a) generally, or

(b) in relation to that authority or any class or description of local education authorities to which that authority belongs,

as to the provisions the Secretary of State regards as appropriate for inclusion in the scheme.

(3) As regards any proposed variation of the scheme, the authority—

(a) shall first consult the governing body and head teacher of every school maintained by the authority (within the meaning of this Chapter), and

(b) shall then submit a copy of their proposals to the authority's schools forum for their approval.

2B (1) Regulations may make provision preventing schemes as revised from coming into force unless they are approved in accordance with the regulations by the local education authority's schools forum or by the Secretary of State.

(2) The regulations may in particular—

(a) prescribe circumstances in which proposals which have been submitted to a local education authority's schools forum may be submitted to the Secretary of State,

(b) enable the schools forum or the Secretary of State to approve proposals with modifications, and

(c) enable the schools forum or the Secretary of State, in giving their or his approval, to specify the date on which the scheme as revised is to come into force.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 8.2.2007 for E. by S.I. 2006/3400, art. 4(c)

I2 Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 15.3.2010 for specified purposes for W. by S.I. 2010/736, art. 2(b) (with art. 4)

I3 Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 2.4.2010 for W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/736, art. 3(c) (with art. 4)