Education Act 1996

Proposals for reduction of standard number

1 Where the admission authority for a county or voluntary school intend to apply for an order under section 420(2) reducing any standard number applying to the school under sections 417 to 420 for any age group in any year, they shall—

(a) publish their proposals relating to the reduction in such manner as may be required by regulations, and

(b) submit a copy of the published proposals to the Secretary of State together with their application.

2 The published proposals shall be accompanied by a statement explaining the effect of—

(a) paragraph 3, where the local education authority are the admission authority, or

(b) paragraph 4, where the governing body are the admission authority.

3 (1) Where the local education authority are the admission authority, objections to the proposals may, within the period of two months beginning with the date of publication of the proposals, be submitted to the authority by any of the following—

(a) any ten or more local government electors for the authority’s area,

(b) the governing body of any school affected by the proposals, and

(c) any other local education authority concerned.

(2) Within one month after the end of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), the authority shall transmit to the Secretary of State copies of all objections made (and not withdrawn in writing) within that period, together with their observations on them.

4 Where the governing body are the admission authority, objections to the proposals may, within the period of two months beginning with the date of publication of the proposals, be submitted to the Secretary of State by any of the following—

(a) any ten or more local government electors for the local education authority’s area,

(b) the governing body of any school affected by the proposals, and

(c) any local education authority concerned.