http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/65Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-04Expert Participation2026-06-01 Part 2 65 1 Part 2 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (establishment, discontinuance or alteration of schools) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4). 2 Omit section 6A (requirement to seek proposals for establishment of new Academies). 3 In section 7 (invitation for proposals for establishment of new schools)— a for subsection (1) substitute— 1 This section applies where a local authority in England think that a new school, other than a maintained nursery school, should be established in their area. 1A The local authority must (subject to subsection (2A)) publish a notice under this section inviting proposals from persons other than local authorities for the establishment of a new school falling within subsection (2). ; b in subsection (2)— i in paragraph (a), omit the words from “other than” to the end of the paragraph (including the “or”), and ii at the end of paragraph (b) insert , or c an alternative provision Academy, other than a school providing education suitable only to the requirements of persons above compulsory school age. ; c after subsection (2) insert— 2A A local authority are not required to publish a notice under this section (but may do so) if— a the school that the local authority think should be established falls within section 10(2A), or b proposals have been published under section 10(2B) by other persons and those proposals have not yet been determined. ; d in subsection (5), at the end of paragraph (a) insert , and aa may publish under this section proposals of their own for the establishment of— i a new community, community special, foundation or foundation special school, other than one providing education suitable only to the requirements of persons above compulsory school age, or ii a new pupil referral unit. ; e in subsection (6)— i omit the “and” after paragraph (a), and ii after paragraph (b) insert , and c the information which proposals within subsection (5)(aa) must contain. . 4 In section 7A (withdrawal of notices under section 7)— a in subsection (2)(a), omit “, with the consent of the Secretary of State”; b after subsection (2) insert— 3 If the local authority withdraw the notice in accordance with subsection (2)(a) or (b), the local authority must notify the Secretary of State. 5 In section 10 of the Academies Act 2010 (consultation: new and expanded educational institutions), in subsection (1)(a) omit the words from “other” to “authority),”. S. 65 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 78(5)