School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw1)

PART 3 E+W SCHOOL ORGANISATION

[F1 CHAPTER 3A E+W PROPOSALS FOR‍ RESTRUCTURING SIXTH FORM PROVISION

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 3 Ch. 3A inserted (5.4.2025) by Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 29(7) (with s. 19); S.I. 2025/432, art. 2(ll)(iii)

63A Directions by the Commission to make sixth form proposals E+W

(1) The Commission may, in accordance with the Code—

(a) direct a local authority to exercise its powers to make proposals to—

(i) establish or discontinue a school providing education suitable only to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age, or

(ii) make an alteration described in Schedule 2 to a school, the effect of which would be that provision of education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age at the school increases or decreases.

(b) direct the governing body of a foundation or voluntary school to exercise its powers to make an alteration described in Schedule 2 to a school, the effect of which would be that provision of education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age at the school increases or decreases.

(2) A direction under subsection (1) must—

(a) require the proposals to be published no later than the date specified in the direction, and

(b) require the proposals, in giving effect to the direction, to apply any principles specified in it.]