Part III School admissions
Chapter I Admission arrangements
Admission arrangements
88CF1Procedure for determining admission arrangements
1
The admission authority for a maintained school in England must, before the beginning of each school year, determine in accordance with this section the admission arrangements which are to apply for that year.
2
The admission authority must, before determining the admission arrangements that are to apply for a year, carry out such consultation about the proposed arrangements as may be prescribed.
3
Regulations under subsection (2) may in particular make provision—
a
specifying persons who must be consulted, or who must be consulted about prescribed provisions of proposed arrangements;
b
specifying provisions of proposed arrangements about which any such consultation is to be carried out;
c
specifying matters to which any such consultation is, or is not, to relate;
d
as to the manner in which, and the time by which, any such consultation is to be carried out.
4
When the admission authority have determined the admission arrangements that are to apply for a year, they must notify the appropriate bodies of those admission arrangements.
5
Regulations may make provision—
a
as to the manner in which, and the time by which, any such notification is to be given;
b
specifying cases in which subsection (4) does not apply.