The School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) Regulations 2013

Notification of determinations

20.—(1) The local authority must publish on their website a decision under paragraph 8 or a determination under paragraph 21(3) of Schedule 2 to the Act within one week of making the decision or determination and in both cases publish their reasons.

(2) The local authority must notify the following persons of a decision under paragraph 8 or a determination under paragraph 21(3) of Schedule 2 to the Act together with their reasons—

(a) the adjudicator;

(b) the proposers;

(c) the Secretary of State;

(d) the Diocesan Board of Education for any diocese of the Church of England any part of which is comprised in the area of the local authority;

(e) the bishop of a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church any part of which is comprised in the area of the local authority; and

(f) any other body or person that the local authority think appropriate.

(3) In the case of any determination made by a local authority pursuant to paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to the Act, the local authority must notify the governing body of the school which is the subject of the proposals and the Secretary of State.

(4) The local authority must notify the persons referred to in sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) of paragraph (2) if they refer any proposals or matter to the adjudicator under paragraph 10, 11 or 13(1) of Schedule 2 to the Act or pursuant to a direction under paragraph 12 of that Schedule.

(5) The adjudicator must notify the persons referred to in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (2) and the local authority of the adjudicator’s decision in relation to a referred proposal or matter, together with reasons for the decision.

(6) The local authority or the adjudicator (as the case may be) must notify the proposers or the local authority (as the case may be) of any further proposals referred to the local authority or the adjudicator (as the case may be) which appear to relate to the original proposals for the purposes of paragraph 9(2)(2) of Schedule 2 to the Act.

(1)

Paragraphs 10 and 13 were amended by section 37 of, and Schedule 11 to, the Education Act 2011.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (2) was amended by section 37 of, and Schedule 11 to, the Education Act 2011.