School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013

[F1 63F Approval by Welsh Ministers E+W

(1) Proposals published by the Commission under section 63D require approval under this section if an objection has been made in accordance with section 63E(2) and has not been withdrawn in writing before the end of 28 days beginning with the end of the objection period.

(2) Where proposals require approval under this section, the Commission must send a copy of the documents listed in subsection (3) to the Welsh Ministers before the end of 35 days beginning with the end of the objection period.

(3) The documents are—

(a) the report published under section 63D(5),

(b) the published proposals,

(c) any objections made in accordance with section 63E(2) (and not withdrawn), and

(d) where objections have been so made (and not withdrawn), the response published under section 63E(3).

(4) Where proposals require approval under this section, the Welsh Ministers may—

(a) reject the proposals,

(b) approve them without modification, or

(c) approve them with modifications—

(i) after obtaining the consent of the Commission to the modifications, and

(ii) after consulting the local authority that maintains, or that it is proposed will maintain, the school to which the proposals relate and the governing body (if any) of the school to which the proposals relate.

(5) An approval may be expressed to take effect only if an event specified in the approval occurs by a date so specified.

(6) The Welsh Ministers may, at the request of the Commission, specify a later date by which the event referred to in subsection (5) is to occur.

(7) Subsection (1) does not prevent proposals from being withdrawn by notice in writing given by the Commission to the Welsh Ministers at any time before they are approved under this section.

(8) No approval is required under this section for proposals to discontinue a school which is a small school within the meaning given by section 56.]

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)