The Local Government Changes for England (School Reorganisation and Admissions) Regulations 1995

Admissions to county and voluntary schools

4.—(1) Paragraph (2) below applies to a transferee authority during the preliminary period in respect of any county or voluntary school for which the local education authority is the admissions authority and for which the transferee authority will be the admissions authority from the reorganisation date by or in consequence of a structural or boundary change (or both such changes) effected by a section 17 order.

(2) Notwithstanding section 27(6) of the 1988 Act, a transferee authority may apply to the Secretary of State for an order under section 27(5) of that Act reducing any standard number that would otherwise apply under the Act in relation to any school year beginning after the reorganisation date.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4) below, where a transferee authority intends to exercise the power in paragraph (2) above section 28 of the 1988 Act shall apply in relation to the transferee authority as it applies in relation to a local education authority which is an admissions authority.

(4) In its application by virtue of paragraph (3) above section 28(6) of the 1988 Act shall have effect as the reference to the local education authority were a reference to the transferee authority by which the proposals are made.

(5) In this regulation—

“admissions authority” means the authority responsible under the articles of government for any county or voluntary school for determining the arrangements for the admission of pupils to the school; and

“standard number” means the standard number applying in relation to a school, age group and school year under section 27 of the 1988 Act.