Part 2Establishment, discontinuance or alteration of schools

Establishment of new schools

I1C17Invitation for proposals for establishment of new schools

1

A F2local authority in England may publish a notice under this section inviting proposals from persons other than F2local authorities for the establishment of any new school falling within subsection (2).

2

The schools falling within this subsection are—

a

a foundation, voluntary or foundation special school, other than one providing education suitable only to the requirements of persons above compulsory school age, or

b

an Academy.

3

A notice under this section must—

a

identify a possible site for the school,

b

state whether or not the proposed school is to be a special school,

c

specify a date, being a date after the prescribed interval, by which proposals must be submitted,

d

specify such other matters as may be prescribed, and

e

be published in the prescribed manner.

4

Proposals made pursuant to a notice under this section must—

a

contain the prescribed information, and

b

be submitted to the F2local authority before the date specified in the notice.

5

After the date specified in a notice published by a F2local authority under this section, the authority—

a

must publish under this section any proposals submitted pursuant to the notice in accordance with subsection (4), and

b

may publish under this section—

i

proposals of their own for the establishment of a foundation school or a foundation special school, or

ii

if section 8 permits them to do so, proposals of their own for the establishment of a community or community special school.

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A local authority may not publish under this section proposals within subsection (5)(b) for the establishment of a school providing education suitable only to the requirements of persons above compulsory school age.

6

Regulations may prescribe—

a

the time within which proposals under this section must be published,

b

the manner in which they must be published, and

c

the information which proposals within subsection (5)(b) must contain.

7

Schedule 2 has effect in relation to the consideration, approval and implementation of proposals under this section.