10.—(1) The governing body of a maintained school must publish—
(a)the report containing special needs information referred to in section 317(5) of EA 1996; and
(b)any other general information relating to that school which they may decide to publish,
as a single document identified as the school prospectus.
(2) Copies of the school prospectus must be made available at the school for distribution without charge to parents on request and for reference by parents and other persons.
(3) The school prospectus must be published during the offer year and, except in the case of a special school, not later than six weeks before the date up to which parents may express a preference for a school in respect of the admission year.
(4) In the case of a special school such information must also be published by copies being made available at the offices of the relevant authority for distribution without charge to parents on request and reference by parents and other persons.
(5) In the case of any maintained secondary school, a copy of the school prospectus shall be provided without charge to the offices in the area served by the school of persons providing career services in accordance with arrangements made, or directions given, under section 10 of the Employment and Training Act 1973(1).
Section 10 is substituted by section 45 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c.19).