Part 2Establishment, discontinuance or alteration of schools
Establishment of new schools
I1C17Invitation for proposals for establishment of new schools
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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Schedule 2 has effect in relation to the consideration, approval and implementation of proposals under this section.