193.The amendments to section 11 of EIA 2006 mean that the following proposals will be able to be made without the Secretary of State’s consent:
local authority proposals for a new community or foundation primary school to replace a maintained infant and a maintained junior school;
proposals for the establishment of a new voluntary aided school;
proposals for a new foundation or voluntary controlled school resulting from an existing religious school changing or losing its religious designation;
a new foundation or voluntary controlled school with a religious character replacing an existing religious school, resulting from the reorganisation of faith schools in an area; and
local authority proposals for a new community or foundation school where following publication of a section 7 notice no proposals are approved by the local authority, no Academy arrangements are entered into, or no proposals are received.
