Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002

Article 3

SCHEDULE 2 FUNCTIONS CONFERRED BY OR UNDER THE SCHOOL STANDARDS AND FRAMEWORK ACT 1998(c. 31)

(a)

section 6 (duty to prepare an Education Development Plan) except to the extent that the local education authority shall not authorise another person to

(i)

approve the plan, for the purpose of its submission to the Secretary of State or any Minister for his approval; or

(ii)

adopt the plan (with or without modification).

(b)

section 14 (powers of intervention exercisable by local education authorities);

(c)

section 15 (cases where local education authorities may exercise powers of intervention);

(d)

section 16 (power of local education authorities appoint additional governors);

(e)

section 17 (power of local education authorities to suspend right to delegate budget);

(f)

section 26(1), (2), (3) & (4) (duty to prepare a draft Schools Organisation Plan and consult on it)

(g)

section 28(5) and paragraph 5, Schedule 6 (consultation on proposals to establish or alter a community or foundation school and implementation of approved proposals)

(h)

section 41 (responsibility for fixing dates of terms and holidays and times of sessions);

(i)

section 42 (governors' reports and other information);

(j)

section 44 (arrangements for government of new schools);

(k)

section 48 and paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 14 (duty to prepare and consult on a scheme for financing of maintained schools).

(l)

section 50 (effect of financial delegation);

(m)

section 51 and schedule 15 (suspension of financial delegation for mismanagement etc.);

(n)

section 52(1), (2), (3a), (4) (duty to prepare statements relating to local education authority’s planned expenditure)

(o)

section 54(3), (4) and (5) (staffing of community, voluntary controlled and community special schools where delegated budget suspended);

(p)

section 55 (3) to (7) (staffing of foundation, voluntary aided and foundation special schools where delegated budget suspended);

(q)

section 62 (local education authority’s reserve power to prevent a breakdown of discipline);

(r)

section 69 (duty to secure due provision of religious education);

(s)

section 70 and schedule 20 (requirements relating to collective worship);

(t)

section 71 (exceptions and special arrangements; provision for special schools);

(u)

section 80 (local Education Authority’s power to consent to provision of further education in maintained schools);

(v)

section 86 (parental preferences);

(w)

section 87 (no requirement to admit children permanently excluded from two or more schools);

(x)

section 88 (admissions authorities and admission arrangements);

(y)

section 92 (publication of information about admission);

(z)

section 96 (direction to admit child to specified school);

(aa)

section 97 (procedure for giving direction under section 96); and

(bb)

section 105 (duty to provide information in relation to grammar school ballots);

(cc)

section 120 (duty to prepare an Early Years Development Plan) except to the extent that the local education authority shall not authorise another person to adopt the plan (with or without modification).