Part 6

Academies

Academy orders

Academies: consultation on conversion
56
For section 5 of AA 2010 (consultation on conversion), substitute—

Consultation on conversion
5
1
Before a maintained school in England is converted into an Academy, there must be a consultation on the question of whether the conversion should take place.
2
The consultation may take place before or after an Academy order, or an application for an Academy order, has been made in respect of the school.
3
In the case of a school that is eligible for intervention (within the meaning of Part 4 of EIA 2006), the consultation may be carried out by—
a
the school's governing body, or
b
a person with whom the Secretary of State proposes to enter into Academy arrangements in respect of the school or an educational institution that replaces it.
4
In any other case, the consultation must be carried out by the school's governing body.
5
The consultation must seek the views of such persons as the person carrying it out thinks appropriate.
6
In the case of a federated school, references in this section to the governing body include references to any of the members of the governing body.
S. 56 in force at 1.2.2012 by S.I. 2012/84, art. 3