Part 2Further education bodies: insolvency etc

CHAPTER 4Further education bodies: special administration

Introduction to education administration

15Overview of Chapter

1

This Chapter creates a procedure to be known as education administration.

2

The main features of an education administration are that—

a

it can be used where a further education body is unable to pay its debts or is likely to become unable to pay its debts,

b

the court appoints an education administrator on the application of the appropriate national authority, and

c

the education administrator manages the body’s affairs, business and property with a view to avoiding or minimising disruption to the studies of existing students.