http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/26/section/7Children, Schools and Families Act 2010An Act to make provision about children with disabilities or special educational needs, school and other education, and governing bodies' powers; to make provision amending the Education Acts; to make provision about Local Safeguarding Children Boards; and to make provision about publication of information relating to family proceedings.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2016-08-16Expert Participation2016-04-06
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Children and schools<Emphasis>Powers of governing bodies</Emphasis>Power to propose new schools7After section 11 of EIA 2006 there is inserted—Restriction on power of governing body to make proposals11A1The governing body of a maintained school may make proposals pursuant to a notice under section 7 or publish proposals under section 11(2) only if the governing body are for the time being designated for the purposes of this section—aby the Secretary of State, orbby a person authorised by the Secretary of State to designate governing bodies for those purposes.2The governing body of a maintained nursery school may not be designated for the purposes of this section.