Shared Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Review of shared education

7.—(1) The Department of Education must—

(a) not later than two years after the date on which this Act receives Royal Assent; and

(b) at intervals of not more than two years thereafter,

review, and prepare a report on, the operation of this Act and section 2(3) of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (“the 2014 Act”).

(2) The Department of Education must lay any report under this section before the Assembly.

(3) A report under this section must include statements on the following matters, so far as relating to the reporting period—

(a) the extent to which the Department of Education has complied with its duty under section 3;

(b) the extent to which the bodies listed in section 4(2) have exercised their powers under that section;

(c) the extent to which the Education Authority has complied with its duty under section 2(3) of the 2014 Act;

(d) the level of participation in shared education and the extent to which there has been any increase or decrease in participation;

(e) the extent to which the purpose of shared education set out in section 1(2) has been achieved.